Empowering the Voice of the Teacher Researcher Achieving Success through a Culture of Inquiry

by Brindley, Roger Neilson; Crocco, Christine M.; Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Christoff, Christopher S.; Fisher, Lisa A.; Frick, Leslie; Gruhl, Matthew; Lawrence, Danielle; Tehan, Cynthia; Tolson, Janet; Wood, Karen; Zantop, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781607099673
• ISBN10: 1607099675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Empowering the Voice of the Teacher Researcher describes one school's initiatives to use collaborative communities and action research to empower teacher research and a culture of collective inquiry. The first-person accounts of teacher's experiences with action research provide examples of profound possibilities for professional growth. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Roger Brindley is professor and interim associate director of USF World and the Patel Center for Global Solutions at the University of South Florida. Christine Crocco brings nineteen years of classroom teaching and over a decade of district office experience to her position as assistant director of the David C. Anchin Center at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Exploring the Key Concepts
Promoting Teachers as Thoughtful, Proactive, and Effective Decision Makers!	p. 3
Professional Learning Communities: Setting the Stage for Collaboration	p. 8
Demystifying Action Research: A Practical Explanation for Teacher Researchers	p. 18
Creating a Culture of Inquiry
The Perspectives of a School Administration	p. 35
Practitioner Research Chapters
Coming Full Circle: Describing a Year of Action Research	p. 59
Service Learning and Action Research: Developing a Course that Sparked the Flame of Citizenship	p. 69
Action Research? You've Got to Be Kidding Me	p. 78
Write-On: Using Research Data to Improve Student Achievement	p. 84
Action Research: Motivating Middle School Students	p. 90
A Splash of Color with a Dash of Discovery Makes One Great Shade	p. 96
Affirming the Voice of the Teacher Researcher
Reflecting Back on a Year of Growth: The Results of Thoughtful, Proactive, and Effective Teacher Research	p. 109
About the Editors	p. 117
About the Contributors	p. 119
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