I think when it comes down to it- action research in the education setting is a way for principals to observe a problem and solve it. It allows for the principal to take a step back and really view what is going on at their campus. Principals should find areas that peak their interest whether it is something that needs an improvement or maybe something that a principal just wants to know connects with teachers and students to use as action research. It is a great way for the prinicipal to grow professionally since it is self-motivated and gives the the adminstrator a chance to take on multiple roles. Leader and learner- analyzer, questioner, thinker, strategizer. I would use action research as a tool to really open myself up to learning about the campus and getting positive changes implemented. I would want to focus on conversing with teachers about teaming together and working collaboratively to offer guidance to at-risk students. If students knew their teachers were working together along with offering cross-curriculum- would there be an increase in getting students to achieve bridging of unit/content mastery? Would it help motivate the students to do better and have less discipline problems when students are called to meet with 2-3 core teachers (who can compare grades & behavior between their classes)? Action research will allow for me to meet with interested faculty members to really focus on an idea for improvement. I could get data and reflect upon my results to see whether there was a change for teachers and for students.
Educators use blogs to read about each other experiences. Blogs are a great and easy way to share ideas and strategies with each other. You could easily give advice or ask for help as well as just write about how you are performing in your classroom.
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