What does action research mean to me?

*Ask Questions

*Collect Data

*Analyze

*Implement Intervention with Specific Strategies

*Collaborate

*REPEAT!

What have I learned as an educator doing action research?

*The importance of field notes & anecdotal records to decipher a "need" in my classroom.

*Implementing strategies & interventions that are specific to addressing the "need" in my classroom.

*Never stop the action research cycle. Continue to investigate, collaborate & self- reflect.

INQUIRY

STANCE

I believe inquiry is a necessity for any growth to occur in your professional practices as well as your individual students academically, socially and emotionally. Without it, everything remains stagnant.

The 5 E's

through Inquiry

1.Engage

2.Enable

3.Expand

4.Express

5.Embrace

1.Engage

I value knowledge that either I seek out or that colleagues share and students impose onto me.

2.Enable

I am a teacher by nature. I collaborate and share my findings with others.