5301 Week 5

After reading the overview of the course, I admit that I was a little overwhelmed.  I had a completely different idea of what research meant and did not totally understand the meaning of action research.  I really got nervous when I found out that I actually had to plan and start an action research project instead of just learning about what it meant and studying it.  In fact, my site supervisor said that when he was going through his Master’s program, he did not actually have to do a complete action research project.  He now wishes he had because he sees the value in learning and actually completing a plan.  My main concern was that I would not have enough time to do a good job on my action research project because of my teaching, coaching, and other internship duties.

Week 2 Blog

Look at research others have done and see how it applies to your setting an make comparisons.  Teachers presenting to teachers is more meaningful than outsiders because teachers are interested in what works in their peers classrooms with the same students.