Earlier today I posted my action research plan outline. This project is really coming together in my mind. In fact it has been forming for some time since I started this job. I commented to my husband about 2 months after starting this job last year that I have a huge amount of research literally unfolding in front of my eyes. I was in awe of everything that was happening right in front of me. While this particular research project isn't quite what held my fascination 9 months ago, it is what has developed out of need. It's gestational period is well timed.
I am realizing though that I have a lot of work to do to make this happen. I am lucky in some respects though because I am already working in the classroom where all this research is to take place. This project has personal meaning to me because it is what I do all day. In some ways, by being part of a district initiative from the ground up is like handing me a research project on a silver platter. It is also going to force me to be more diligent about the things that I should already be doing, such as keeping better records. I am excited about getting feedback from the students in the forms of surveys. I am also wondering if just the fact that I am doing this research will push me to push the kids to perform better. That will skew my data but it is the idea, ISN'T IT?
I leave today wondering if I should tell my students that I am conducting this experiment and that they are involved in it? Will that skew the data?
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