Action Research Planning
Goal: Improve effectiveness of technology usage in the classroom.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Gathering data about current technological tools at school.	Oguzhan Duran	12/10/2012 12/21/2012	Technology inventory list, IT manager	Review what kind of tools we have for teachers.
Survey for teachers to see their technology usage in the classroom.	Oguzhan Duran	1/8/2013 2/1/2013	Survey monkey or Google survey	Review reflection of technology usage by teachers.
Compile a list that teachers would like to see develop in the classroom	Oguzhan Duran	1/8/2013 2/1/2013	Computers	Each teacher will evaluate themselves
Survey Monkey Students participate in giving feedback	Oguzhan Duran	2/4/2013 3/1/2013	Computer lab, Internet.	Review reflection of student experience.
Documentation of technology usage by each teacher.	Oguzhan Duran	3/4/2013 3/29/2013	Principal, Teachers and IT Manager	Review findings from teacher surveys and data from IT manager and discuss with principal.
Share results of inquiry with other stakeholders.	Oguzhan Duran	April 2013	Principal, IT Manager and myself.	Reflection on action research.

Action Research

               

        Action research provides an effective method when you face a problem. It gives you systematic engagement, instinctual motivation and intentional study base on what you learned from your inquiry. Action research is also reducing your stress when you face a problem because you know what steps you need to follow. Another bright side of action research is solution comes from inside the school not from who are considered alien to the everyday happenings in schools. This type of research is done at the campus or district level and the researchers are who faces problems. Traditional researches are generally done by the university level and then trying to implement to schools. Action research is a great tool for school leaders to achieve success. Basically, you identify the problem with your stakeholders and then gathering necessary data to clarify the problem. When the problem clarified you decide your actions that need to be taken base on inquiry. Then you analyze and share results with your stakeholders. 

           Sharing action research influences teachers’ thinking skills, sense of efficacy, willingness to communicate with colleagues, and attitudes toward professional development and the process of change (Sagor, 2000). There are some great tools for educational leaders to use share their researches and thoughts. One of them is blogger; I think all leaders should use blogger because it is provides you so many benefits. First of all, it is easy to create and update, you can publish your researches and thoughts instantly and receive feedback from anyone in the world. Also you may use it for collecting data for your researches. It is a useful tool for sharing. As a conclusion; action research is an ideal way to address problems in a systematic way.