Thursday, October 18, 2012

So Many Ideas...

Having to develop an action research topic for each of the nine different areas of passion described by Nancy  Fichtman Dana (Dana, 2009) made me realize how many different action research projects an administrator can get involved in.  The nine areas of passion are staff development, curriculum development, individual teacher(s), individual student(s), school culture/community, leadership, management, school performance, and social justice (p. 30).  An administrator needs to be focused on their inquiry because I can imagine that lack of focus can lead an administrator into multiple action research projects that can become overwhelming.

Here are three action research projects that I am considering:


How do pull-outs increase the success of students that have yet to meet the Level 2 assessments on their state assessments?  Are after school tutorials focused on the assessment or Saturday Schools focused on the assessment more effective?
In what ways can PLC data protocols of common assessments guide and improve Tier 1 instruction?
How does the DATE grant increase cross-curricular instruction on our campus?  Does cross-curricular instruction increase state assessments?  Does the concept of a stipend based on performance of students increase teacher’s instruction?


Dana, N. F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge, the principal as action researcher. Corwin Press.
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  1. UnknownOctober 20, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    I think your action research topic on the DATE grant and stipend based on performance are very interesting. I know this has been a touchy subject for a while. I would interested to see what the teachers on a campus who do recieve this grant or stipend based on performance think. Do they really try harder? Are more hours put in? Good luck in making your decision.

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