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Action Research Not traditional educational research often research tests theory not practical Teacher research in classrooms and/or schools/districts for the purpose of: Improving teaching Investigate areas of concer Testing educational theory Evaluating and implementing an educational plan Meet the challenges within classrooms and schools Action research is used to describe an approach to classroom research

A few reasons to do action research… Help you build a reflective practice based on proven ideas or techniques Allow you to try new ideas and reliably assess their effectiveness It will help you build confidence in your managerial or instructional decisions It will contribute to the professional culture of teaching at your school It can create meaningful and lasting change in order to improve student achievement

Levels of Action Research Individual for classroom Group of teachers for department Teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders to affect change in larger school community

Action Research History Kurt Lewin(1946) credit with development of concept of action research Evolved and influenced by Kemmis(1983), Ebbutt (1985), Elliott (1991), Hopkins (1985) and others…

Conducting Action Research Steps Identify the question, issue or problem Conduct a literature review Define a solution Apply the solution and collect the data Analyze your findings Report your findings Take ACTION

How to Get Started.. Identify the Question, Issue or Problem Decide on a FOCUS Find your professional self…some guiding questions may be… What are your broad interests in teaching? What are your specific interests? What questions are manageable? What are you passionate about? Is there a problem or question that you would like an answer to or as a future teacher, administrator, policy maker, researcher and how will an answer to your question or idea help you do a better job?

Literature Review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2d7y_r65HU&feature=related