This is a collection of research summaries to support my action research plan and other research designs surrounding educational professional development. All original research is cited and can only be accessed through the MSU Library.
This is a detailed plan prior to researching that outlines all the important steps in the research process to implement a change to better my school:
One goal that would impact student achievement is more time and focus on collaboration between grade levels
One change that could address this is time allotted for “curricular crossover” during staff meeting times to give educators time to find commonalities within the curriculum and places to build and focus in different subjects with the grade level team below and above
This project enabled me to design an effective interview to gather qualitative data on this guiding question: What do you think about the district offered professional development opportunities you've participated in?
This educational research survey was designed to help answer the question: Do professional responsibilities outside of contract hours impact teacher job satisfaction?