Action Research Projects
Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is:
- Disciplined inquiry into a problem or possibility within the school or classroom
- Collaborative and usually takes place in a community of practice
- Meaningful, positive, and reflective
- Data-driven, action-based, improvement-focused
- Transformative
Blogs for middle school curricula
Lovett School This site captures a number of individual and team projects from teachers and their students. There are a number or excellent blogs showcased focusing on middle school curricula. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is: Disciplined inquiry into a problem or possibility within the school or classroom Collaborative and usually takes place in a...
read moreSocial Web experiments
David Lipscomb Campus This site serves as a ‘home page’ for a number of “internet projects and experiments” at David Lipscomb Campus School. There is an excellent variety of projects here including school blogs, wikis, & student social networks. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is: Disciplined inquiry into a problem or possibility...
read moreTechnology integration through the social Web
Rochester Community Schools (Ontario-International) This project page describes the steps taken for a successful, tech-integration project. The project overview includes the results of a school survey, the development of a teacher social network, and the inclusion of a technological aptitude rubric that was used to evaluate the success of the endeavour. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and...
read more21st Century Skills in support of Education for Sustainability
Trevor Day School (ADVIS) This project describes the development of a school learning environment that promotes the development of 21st Century Skills in support of Education for Sustainability. The project page includes reflective videos about the PLP process as well as a screenshot of a final artefact created as a result of the project. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully....
read moreBlog Wild project
Avoca School District 37 (Illinois-Ohio) This is a well-design and informative project page describing the participants and the activities of the ‘Blog Wild’ project. The project outlines the importance of student blogging and how it is integral to 21st century learning. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is: Disciplined inquiry into a problem or...
read moreFocused learning environment
Perth Amboy (New Jersey) This project page describes the development of a focused learning environment for both teachers and students. The project wiki includes a short video presentation that was part of the May 2008, PLP New Jersey culminating session. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is: Disciplined inquiry into a problem or possibility within the school...
read moreDeveloping a sustainable, collaborative learning community
Shipley School (ADVIS) This project shares a very useful overview that highlights the steps taken toward the development of a sustainable, teacher-led collaborative learning community. The overview highlights the importance of communication & collaboration and how Web 2.0 tools can be integrated where appropriate in teacher and student learning. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and...
read moreCyber Cafe professional development
The Pilot School (ADVIS) This project is an interrogation into the needs of individual students and how these can be met with the use of emerging technology tools and methods. The project outlines the use of a ‘Cyber Cafe’ PD model and shares the results of the project through a PowerPoint presentation. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research...
read moreDigital literacy through blogging
Rosgrove Raptors (Australia) This Australian group created a blogging challenge for their students that helped to support digital writing/literacy in a school setting. The project page does an excellent job outlining was achieved by the team (e.g., global citizenship, literacy skills, etc.) as well as things learned by the team members View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action...
read moreBring your own laptop
Nagel Middle School, Forest Hills School District (Illinois Ohio) This team’s project was featured in THE Journal and centred around ‘bring your own laptop’ implementation. The group produced a powerful video that helps to capture the ideals of the project. View this project About Action Research Projects Action research is a process in which Powerful Learning Team members collaboratively examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully. Action research is: Disciplined inquiry into a problem or...
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