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Activity 1
Sue Cox speaks on Action Research
(400KB Quicktime Movie)
Purpose
To introduce "inquiry" or "action research" to the participants
Preparation
Internet access for each participant, or pair of participants, paper and pencils, chart paper or Inspiration software and connection to big screen or projector.
Process
Have all participants go to http://www.ascd.org/frametutorials.html
Click on "Action Research."
Read definition. Ask if participants have done any action research. If so, ask them to share what they did, and how it worked for them. If not, ask what benefits participants could predict if they participated in an action research project.
Click on "Next".
Click on "here" next to "Guiding School Improvement with Action Research."
Ask participants to read Part 1 and write the three most important points in the excerpt.
Share these.
Click on browser's "back" button and then on "Next."
Click on the book icons one at a time, and ask individuals to read text aloud.
After the first, ask participants what action they might like to improve
by doing research on it. Give them a few minutes to think about this and
to discuss it with a partner. Ask participants to write these down. Share
them. Write them on chart paper or use Inspiration. After the second is read aloud, ask participants to think about other sources of data, brainstorm with a partner and share them. Write these on chart paper or use Inspiration.
After the third is read aloud, ask participants to identify what area they would like their students to improve in. They should discuss this with their partner, and write down what area or areas they have identified. Share these and write results on chart paper or use Inspiration.
Participants now have the beginnings of an inquiry, or action research project.
They have identified a possible action or practice they would like to improve, they have identified sources of data, and they have identified how they would like their students to improve their performance.
Ask them to think about HOW they would improve their practice, how that will change student performance and what data would show that it worked or didn't.