The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn Through Practitioner Inquiry

By Nancy Fichtman Dana and Diane Yendol-Hoppey

Book Overview

"Like all illuminating teacher inquiry, this book asks relevant and intriguing questions, the very questions teacher researchers ask most often. The authors offer a step-by-step guide to answering those questions, deeply grounded in the work of elementary, middle, and high school teacher researchers."
--JoBeth Allen, Professor of Language and Literacy Education
University of Georgia

Transform your teaching practice with this powerful approach to professional growth

Teacher inquiry can play a critical role in professional staff development across all grade levels and subject areas. Now this updated bestseller offers both an in-depth examination of teacher inquiry as well as step-by-step instructions, giving prospective and practicing teachers everything they need to engage in this vital process.

Featuring helpful exercises in every chapter, this how-to guide to action research takes teachers through each stage of the process: formulating a research question, collaborating with others, collecting data, analyzing data, writing and presenting classroom research, and assessing the quality of the work. The authors also demonstrate the relationship between teacher inquiry and differentiated instruction, data-driven decision making, progress monitoring, and Response to Intervention. This revised edition includes

An updated section about professional learning communities The latest data collection methods, including digital photos, video, blogging, and assessment measuresSimplified models for documenting inquiry resultsAdded examples from middle and high school settingsA new chapter on assessing inquiry projects

By learning to make the most of this essential tool, teachers can enhance their instruction and contribute significantly to improved student achievement

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412966574
• ISBN13: 9781412966573
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

An Essential for Action Researchers

This guide is not pedantic or condescending in tone to the veteran or beginning educator. It is a down to earth guide with easy-to-follow suggestions. It provides a clear process by which anyone may engage in action research. It provides points for thinking and examples of each stage of the process. I used this text for writing my masters and I found it especially helpful when coming to conclusions about my data.