Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Draft Action Research Project Progress Report - EDLD 5397 Internship in Supervision

The purpose of my action research project is to implement an interactive classroom learning environment for homebound students. One of my main concerns surrounding the project is ensuring that homebound students have access to a computer and the Internet in order to participate in the program. Homebound programs fall under the same umbrella of special education programs. Special educations programs are defined as children with debilitate condition. The program will teach students basic keyboarding and technical skills for maneuvering around the interactive classroom portal.



a. Implementing an interactive-classroom for homebound students is a great concept for improving student achievement to special education programs. Texas Education Code – Section 42.151 special education provide detail requirements for homebound students under this decree.


b. An effective homebound program can focus on multiple classroom activities, spotlighting student’s readiness to learn and collaborate. Homebound program can be used on many levels, such as ensuring homebound teachers are meeting the needs of the student as well as, providing instructional assignments, collaboration, and counseling with the student(s) parents or legal representative.


c. My vision for the homebound program will provide teachers with informational materials of knowing what to teach, how to teach, and how to measure the students learning process.


d. Assembly of an interactive action research project was a great need for the North Forest ISD before the announcement of the district closure due to underperformance academic scores. The opportunity to bring an interactive classroom learning environment to student with disabilities was enough motivation for me.


e. An interactive classroom for homebound students is a personal vision of mines. I’ve seen a number of students with restrictive disabilities that limits their mobility from playing, communicating, and collaborating with other students in the class. I envision this project as being a learning vehicle that offers’s special education students with the unique ability to collaborate and learn with their classmates, and teachers.


f. Omit – I am omitting this particular section because I am not a teacher.


g. (1) I plan to resent my action plan to Chartered schools; (2) arrange a meeting with chartered school principal; (3) point out the key components of the action plan that will allow homebound student to participate in the classroom; (4) and, provide instructional support to teachers.


h. In theory, my action plan will bridge together homebound students, with their teachers and classmates by utilizes Web 2.0 tools such as, Skype, Facebook, and multimedia tools, such as, Smartphone’s for texting, and audio equipment for communication.