Staff & Organization Development

Madison Metropolitan School District

Reasons to Do Action Research

What works...

• To figure out a particular "how to" of teaching

• To demonstrate to principals, parents, students, ourselves that a teaching practice is useful

Collegiality...

• To have time to talk about teaching with our colleagues
• To develop better overall relationships with our colleagues

Personal/Professional Development...

• To be supported and pushed in our development as teachers
• To recognize that growth doesn't just happen, that often we need more formal structures in order to grow
• To enable teachers to engage in intellectual pursuits and become continuous learners

Starting where we are...

• To start with the teacher that I am, not that someone else thinks I should be

Consistency...

• To practice being a continuous learner, to live by what I am trying to help my students learn
• To connect teachers in different roles, schools, districts

Challenging the norm...

• To create new forms of professional development
• To create new forms of research
• To construct knowledge with teachers at the center

Robin Marion - Professor at National Louis University

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