Purpose Statement & Research Questions

Purpose of Action Research

Primary Research Question

How can I use social-emotional learning, specifically self management, to help my students engage in reading and writing?

Purpose Statement

I believe that students should be able to connect their social-emotional journey to their learning. The purpose of this action research is to educate students on self management and have them explore the connection to their independent reading and writing. I hope that this action research allows me to learn more about social-emotional learning and connecting those to skills in my practice and apply them to help students engage in their independent reading and writing.

Guiding Research Questions

• How can we teach our students about social-emotional learning and how it connects to their academic experiences?

• How can we connect social-emotional thinking to increasing student engagement at the middle level?

• What professional development can be provided for all faculty, staff and families to take part of so that supports are well rounded and interconnected?

• How do we ensure that our report cards and grading systems are altered so that our students social-emotional needs are met and understood? To ensure that their social-emotional needs are reflected in their learning process?