2. EETT AR : Getting Started Fall 2008

3. 2 Review of AR’s Purpose in EETT To document the effects of EETT funding on student learning To include teachers’ voices in statewide report to legislature To support teachers as they systematically & intentionally study their laptop use

4. 3 AR Process Identify the AR Inquiry AR Context Data Collection Data Analysis Implications & Actions

5. 4 Identify the AR Inquiry Keep student achievement at the forefront –Participants (i.e. 5 th graders, low achieving 3 rd graders, etc.) – Knowledge, skill or ability to be measured (i.e. science content, phonemic awareness, social skills, etc.) –Intervention (i.e. collaborative learning strategies, reading buddies, lab simulations, etc.)

6. 5 Identify the AR inquiry Examples –How does the use of simulations within a 1:1 environment influence low achieving 5th grade students’ mathematics learning during a unit on fractions ?

7. 6 AR Context Content area Grade level Goals for inquiry Targeted students Type of school Etc

8. 7 Data Collection Possible strategies; use multiple when possible -Test scores-Rubrics -Student artifacts-Journals -Anecdotal records-Informal interviews -Focus groups-Reflective journals -Fieldnotes-Literature

9. 8 Data Collection Should be a part of rather than apart from classroom practices Create a time line to help keep the inquiry on track and ensure feasibility

10. 9 Data Analysis Most challenging part of process Need to mesh data & gut reactions Individual teacher decisions

11. 10 Data Analysis Read and reread data to get an idea of what’s there Organize data in a logical way –Chronologically, by student, by strategies, by class, etc. Interpret data; support findings with artifact

12. 11 Example finding 1 Audio recording software and laptop use improved my two lowest achieving students’ test scores on weather and simple machine between 39 and 55 points.

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14. 13 Example finding 2 Audio recording software and laptop use improved my two lowest achieving students’ behavior during tests on weather and simple machine.

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16. 15 Example finding 3 After starting with an average of 23.3 wpm, three of the four students achieved 115 words per minute, the 5th grade word per minute standard, on their DIBELS fluency tests.

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18. 17 Implications and Actions Action in classroom Action in district Professional dissemination via conferences & publications