Action Research for English Language Arts Teachers
Invitation to Inquiry
- 196 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About This Book
Offering preservice and inservice teachers a guide to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of English Language Arts education, this book provides a fresh perspective on what it means to be a teacher researcher in ELA contexts. Inviting teachers to view inquiry and reflection as intrinsic to their identity and mission, Buckelew and Ewing walk readers through the inquiry process from developing an actionable focus, to data collection and analysis to publication and the exploration of ongoing questions. Providing thoughtful and relevant protocols and models for teacher inquiry, this book establishes a theoretical foundation and offers practical, ready-to-use tools and strategies for engaging in the inquiry process in the context of teachers' communities. Action Research for English Language Arts Teachers: Invitation to Inquiry includes a variety of examples and scenarios of ELA teachers in diverse contexts, ensuring that this volume is relevant and accessible to all educators.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- SECTION I Cultivating Your Inquiry Identity
- SECTION II Using Inquiry Protocols and Strategies: Making a Plan
- SECTION III Exploring the Landscape of Publication
- Appendix A.1: Double-Entry Notebook
- Appendix A.2: Cornell Note-Taking
- Appendix A.3: Field Notes Template
- Appendix B.1: Classroom Research Organizer
- Appendix B.2: Protocol: Finding Your Entry Point to Inquiry Through Student Artifacts
- Appendix C.1: Action Research Report Guidelines
- Appendix C.2: Action Research Design Guidelines
- Appendix D.1: Pre-Reading Survey
- Appendix D.2: Interview Protocol
- Appendix E: Initial Data Collection and Analysis Organizer
- Appendix F: Opportunities for Publication
- About the Authors
- Index