I have learned a lot from this study about action research. First, I learned that it wasn't what I thought it was which was what AASA Journal defined as traditional research. I pictured action research to be something like a person locked in a dusty and dark small room peering over their glasses at antique lap sized books or a scientist squinting into a microscope carefully jotting down the results of his experiment. Instead I found out that action research is something that I do every day in some form or fashion as an 11th and 12th grade English teacher. Every day, sometimes after each class, I reflect on what worked in the lesson and didn't work and adjust accordingly. Sometimes I find that my morning classes get the worst part of the process because I test everything out on them but my later classes get the benefit of me adjusting things throughout the day.
I didn't realize that PLC's were a part of my reflective progress as well but I find that when I get stuck or frustrated trying to reach the students, after I get suggestions from my colleagues, my classes go smoother. I like that our principal has allowed time during the school day to give us time to work together as a team. As a future administrator, I must keep this in mind.
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