Action Research Plan

Goal: Create a teaching staff that is highly qualified to teach students in heterogenous groups of L1 and L2 and to support the use of a Dual Language Enrichment model.

Action:
Meet with administrators to discuss the implementation of the new DLE model.
Attend 3 day training on DLE model and how to implement in effectively into the classroom.
Meet with teachers to discuss use of DLE.
Meet with teachers on a monthly basis to discuss progression.
Survey parents and students on effectveness of program. (Beginning and End of year)
Complete research by end of year 2011.

Week 2~Action Research

This weeks class work was interesting in that it showed us more effective ways of using action research. It opened my eyes to the many aspects of questioning that we can use in order to not only better ourselves but our schools as well. It was interesting to see the way administrators like the ones interviewed have used action research in their own school settings.

Educational Leaders and Blogs

I feel that educational leaders can use blogs in an effort to find more ways to communicate with the school community; staff, teachers, students, parents, and community members. Our world is so technologically based now that anything done on a computer has the possibility of reaching people on a broader scale and gives them an opportunity to respond.

Action Research

Throughout the course of this assignment, I have discovered that action research can be a very important part of making your school and the student’s successful lifelong learners. Action research is the term used to describe an inquiry based investigation into the workings of a classroom or school. Unlike traditional research, in action research you take the methods and strategies currently used in your classroom or school and analyze what is working and what could use improvement. After this is done, if you find an area that can be improved you research methods of improving this area and how this will benefit the students.
I feel that action research is something that as teachers we may do all the time and not even realize it. Many of us are constantly trying to find new methods for engaging students and increasing achievement. However, now that I have discovered how beneficial action research can be and how it can work to improve student success, I feel that I will be using it more often within my classroom. Ultimately, our goal is to ensure that ALL of our students are successful. Although we may not be able to find one particular strategy to work for all students, it is important to find what is best for them and incorporate it into our teaching.