Madison Metropolitan School District

1990 - 2006 Abstracts and Selected Papers


Voices from Madison:

Issues and Ideas from Inside Schools

School Practitioners Speak Out on Teaching, Learning and Knowledge

Action Research Abstracts of Studies Completed from

1990-91 through 2005-06
Madison Metro School District

MMSD Classroom Action Research Reports - Volume Titles

90-91 1991 C.A.R.
91-92 1992 C.A.R.
91-92 1992 Principal C.A.R.
92-93 1993 Elementary
92-93 1993 Middle School
93-94 1994 Middle/High Transition (Middle to High School Transition and Restructuring the Ninth Grade)
93-94 1994 Elementary-green
93-94 1994 Elementary-purple
93-94 1994 Middle School
93-94 1994 Technology
94-95 1995 Elementary
94-95 1995 Integrated Curriculum
94-95 1995 Middle/High School
94-95 1995 Technology
95-96 1996 Elementary/Middle
95-96 1996 Curriculum Integration
95-96 1996 Race, Class, Gender and Learning
95-96 1996 E.S.L. (English as a Second Language Classroom Action Research)
96-97 1997 Curriculum Integration
96-97 1997 Library Media (Library Media and Technology Classroom Action Research)
96-97 1997 Assessment/Learner Needs (Assessment and Meeting the Needs of All Learners Classroom Action Research)
97-98 1998 Assessment/Health & Wellness
97-98 1998 CGI Math (Cognitively Guided Instruction Mathematics Classroom Action Research)
97-98 1998 Librarians
97-98 1998 Literacy
97-98 1998 Potpourri (K-12 Potpourri Classroom Action Research)
97-98 1998 Service Learning
98-99 1999 Experiential Education
98-99 1999 Literacy
98-99 1999 Resiliency
98-99 1999 Six Trait Analytical Writing
98-99 1999 Teacher Mentoring
98-99 1999 Teaching and Learning
99-00 2000 Brain Compatible Teaching and Learning
99-00 2000 Franklin Elementary Comprehensive Schools Reform
99-00 2000 Principals
99-00 2000 Race, Class, Gender, Culture, Language and Learning
99-00 2000 Social Studies and Technology
99-00 2000 Special Education I
99-00 2000 Special Education II
99-00 2000 Teaching and Learning
00-01 2001 Attendance
00-01 2001 Culture and Climate
00-01 2001 Early Algebraic Thinking
00-01 2001 Franklin Elementary CSR Grant
00-01 2001 Outdoor Learning Laboratories
00-01 2001 Race, Class, Gender, Culture, Language and Learning
00-01 2001 Reading Comprehension
00-01 2001 Special Education I
00-01 2001 Special Education II
01-02 2002 Culture and Climate
01-02 2002 Early Algebraic Thinking
01-02 2002 Health Services
01-02 2002 Memorial High School Smaller Learning Communities
01-02 2002 Reading Comprehension
01-02 2002 Special Education I
01-02 2002 Special Education II
01-02 2002 Violence Prevention
02-03 2003 Closing the Achievement Gap I
02-03 2003 Closing the Achievement Gap II
02-03 2003 English Language Learners II
02-03 2003 Special Education
02-03 2003 West High School Special Education
03-04 2004 Closing the Achievement Gap
03-04 2004 English Language Learners
03-04 2004 Equity
03-04 2004 Special Education
04-05 2005 English Language Learners
04-05 2005 Equity & Closing the Achievement Gap
04-05 2005 Special Education: Transitioning From High School
04-05 2005 Special Education: Mental Health Related Services
04-05 2005 La Follette Wellness: Students with Disabilities
05-06 2006 Equity & English Language Learners
05-06 2006 Special Education
05-06 2006 Wright Middle School: Content Area Literacy

Accessing Studies of Interest

Each abstract contains:

Author
Study Title (volume year and title), school location during study
Level: GRADE LEVEL(S)
Descriptors: DESCRIPTORS FOR ISSUE(S), CONTENT AREA ADDRESSED IN STUDY
An abstract summary of the study, including what led to selection of the research topic, the significance of the issue for the researcher, information about the methods and findings, unique attributes, and the content of appendices.
Data: DESCRIPTORS OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document, a collection of abstracts, is to make accessible the thoughts, ideas, findings, understandings, insights and knowledge of teachers, principals, support staff and other educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District who have systematically studied issues in their practice over the course of a school year. Through reading, conversation, reflection, and experience, they have come to a better understanding of how they teach and why, how students best learn, and what must be done to facilitate that learning. This knowledge should be accessible to everyone interested in the education of young people, from teaching colleagues, to administrators, to university level researchers, to legislators, to parents, to support staff in schools and districts and to students themselves.

The abstracts that follow are constructed from readings of the final paper that action researchers write following their year of study. They reflect the toil, the struggle, the challenges, the triumphs, the dedication and the hope of those who wrote them. They are stories from classrooms that speak to issues of concern to educators in cities, rural areas and suburbs across the U.S. They give voice to children, parents, teachers, principals and support staff. Read them and learn.

Thank you to the elementary, middle, and high school staff whose efforts to better understand and improve their teaching and their students' learning form the basis of this document. This commitment to learning and growing has made a difference where it counts, in students' learning lives.

The following collections of studies are available, published as end-of-year anthologies for each of the action research groups. (CAR = Classroom Action Research)We hope this work will be a source of knowledge and inspiration to other educators. To obtain complete collections or copies of any of the Madison Metro School District (MMSD) individual studies, contact:  

Mary Klehr
Coordinator, Classroom Action Research Program
Madison Metropolitan School District
545 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53703
(608) 663-1911
mklehr@madison.k12.wi.us

MMSD studies are available free of charge to MMSD employees, and $4.00/book, including postage, for other individuals. To contact the action researchers directly, use their MMSD e-mail addresses. Access to the e-mail directory is available on the district's web page at: http://www.mmsd.org/ts/lookup.cgi

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