How Can Educators use Action Research?

Educators can use action research in multiple ways! Grade level teams, campus leadership teams, professional learning communities, department teams, administrative teams, fine arts teams, and entire faculties can use action research to learn more about what you want to know! The best part about it is that the topic of research can be different or the same for each group within one building, it just depends upon what you want to know more about! One of the benefits of Action research is that everyone is involved in a collaborative enviroment. As educators we are charged to use current, research based best practices that include collaborative grouping, so we can model this for our students by participating in Action Research on our campuses! The inquiry model is endless because of the varying knowledge bases represented by veteran and novice teachers on one campus. Action research helps level out the playing field by addressing areas that are needed and agreed upon at that point in time. Schools can use Action research to find out more about classroom management, discipline, extra curriculur activities, cross-curricular activities, use of professional learning communities, engaging the community, promoting leadership among the staff, effective intervention ideas, etc. The possibilities are endless!