Action Research Project Summary....So Far

My action research plan deals with effective professional development for teachers. Teachers should be engaged in professional development that allows for them to not only advance their students’ academics, but their’s as well. I have been attending different professional developments in and out of district. These training have been very engaging, and I have learned a great deal. Teachers sharing their ideas about learning and how their students will react to information has been enlightening. I had not realized that district teachers had the very issues as I do with my students at my DAEP. Even their brightest students have been struggling with information and how to express what they have been taught. These trainings have not just focused on the process, but they have been creative and allowed for participation to indulge in the possible thought process of what should be taking place in a classroom. Teachers have been able to pinpoint what their students are not connecting, and in some cases what the teachers are not extending to the students. I have yet to create the surveys for teachers who have also been attending in-services to further their educational skills. A positive note that comes from this action research project is that my principal agrees with my stance, and has charged me with the task of actually following through with the project on our campus. He is for our growth and believes that I chose a great topic because most of our time at the beginning of the school year is wasted with trainings that are not engaging or teacher friendly.