https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219 My notes about action research en-us 2017-03-22 12:13:09 UTC 2024-07-18 07:56:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161783056 About 100 12th grade English and Expository Writing students]]> 2017-03-22 12:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161783056 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161784759 I plan to study student behavior patterns in my 12th grade English and Expository Writing classroom because I want to find out which teaching approaches are more likely to engage students so that I may better understand which instructional strategies are most effective for my students.]]> 2017-03-22 12:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161784759 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161785209 Will "senioritis" play a role in skewing my results?]]> 2017-03-22 12:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161785209 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161788344 Carey, Howard, and Leftwich set out to focus their research on the engagement during independent reading. While they, in the end, admitted to learning more about classroom management as a whole, it appears their study was worthwhile.  The teachers found that "teacher  conferencing, modeling reading behaviors, and student choice in reading materials played an integral role in students’ reading engagement" (2013). I plan to use teacher modeling and student choice as two instructional strategies during my own study.]]> 2017-03-22 12:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161788344 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161788777 I was interested in reading about Nicole Chevalier's study since she honed in specifically on the token economy, which is something I haven't heard of before. Essentially, she used this incentive program by  providing "the students receive tokens on an intermittent reinforcement schedule for being on-task, displaying compliant behavior, or for the completion of academic assignments" (2013). I have obviously provided my students with various different incentive programs, but I like the idea of the tokens followed by a raffle. Since I plan to student student behavior, I believe this will be a useful source. ]]> 2017-03-22 12:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161788777 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161789156 The following article's purpose is to discuss the importance of a positive classroom environment. We as teachers know that a positive environment is important, but sometimes we don't know the steps to take in creating that atmosphere.  The authors provide suggestions for creating a positive classroom environment, such as "starting the year with high expectations, encouraging student involvement, making the classroom visually appealing, getting parents involved, and using effective praise and effective feedback" (Wilson-Fleming and Wilson-Younger, 2012). Since there is a connection between student behavior and a positive classroom environment, this article should serve to help me with my study. The only flaw here is that a large focus seems to be on parental involvement. However, at the high school level, parental involvement is more of a rarity for me and wouldn't be something I would count on during my study. ]]> 2017-03-22 12:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161789156 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161791143 2017-03-22 12:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161791143 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161795935 2017-03-22 13:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161795935 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161796198 -Lecture
-Independent practice
-Whole-class discussion
-Group work
-Flipped Classroom]]> 2017-03-22 13:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161796198 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161805815 Do I need to use ALL of my 100 students in the research project? Or can I choose a select focus group?]]> 2017-03-22 13:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161805815 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161807040 Author, Salmon Khan, discusses a journal by two professors, Middendorf and Kalish, that references completed studies about the attention span of students during lecture. I'm not surprised to read on and find that students seem to only have about 15 minutes of "optimal focus time" before checking out and needed a break from learning. The second study cited supports the first by proving that students were only able to retain information more so from the beginning of the lecture (2012). I'm curious to conduct a lecture and see if students' behavior changes after that 15 minute mark. ]]> 2017-03-22 13:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161807040 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161807922 What role will the use of technology play during my research project?]]> 2017-03-22 13:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/161807922 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162956374 This article spends a great deal of time discussing different strategies for handling disruptive classroom behaviors. Author, Catherine Deering, mentions that a lot of teachers actually feel "ill-equipped" to handle disruptive behavior (2011). This is important because if teachers can't resolve a situation as it happens, then issues with behavior can snowball. I believe some of the methods for intervening will be helping during my implementation of my study if needed. ]]> 2017-03-27 20:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162956374 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162956820 Teacher researcher, Laura Goodin, tries to address the lack of achievement in her classes through the incorporation of technology. As per her results, the use of technology definitely increased student motivation, engagement, and performance (2012). I like that Goodin uses checklists during her study, and this is something I would like to try as well. ]]> 2017-03-27 20:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162956820 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162957183 Dr. Barry Parsonson writes about classroom management behavior strategies. In contrast to "Resource 4", Parsonson spends more time making sure to "include a number of antecedent strategies intended to help minimize the emergence of problematic behaviors" rather than only providing intervention methods (2012).  ]]> 2017-03-27 20:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162957183 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162957830 I'm not quite sure yet how much this resource will help me with my research, but I was SO interested in reading it. This policy brief reviews what researchers have learned about racial disparities in school discipline, including trends over time (2010).   As Arne Duncan is cited by author Daniel Losen, studies have shown that "students with disabilities and Black students, especially males, were suspended far more often than their White counterparts" (2010). I think this article could possibly help me reconsider any possible biases I may have. I need to remember to judge student behavior consistently throughout this process. ]]> 2017-03-27 20:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162957830 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162958418 Martin and Pickett try to increase student motivation and engagement, particularly in gifted students. I love the phrase they use to describe the focus problem: "the disconnect between student potential and performance" (2013). I have so many students that fall into this category--they are bright and capable, but very apathetic. I like that this research project consists of teacher and student surveys, and surveys will be something I would like to use myself. ]]> 2017-03-27 20:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162958418 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162959079 How many students do I need in my control group?]]> 2017-03-27 21:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162959079 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162959530 2017-03-27 21:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162959530 diercksena https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162980843 Authors McAllister and Cutcher discuss the interesting topic about the inclusion of world religions in curriculum. While there exists a plethora of literature espousing the importance of teaching about world religions, there is little, if any, research being done on how prepared teachers are to teach about world religions (2011). Being a teacher in the humanities department, this is something of interest to me. I usually teach the novel Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. McCourt's memoir focuses on his Irish Catholic childhood in the 1930's. This piece of literature, along with many others, often lead my classes into discussions about religion. As a result, I am interested to see if that subject matter could have an effect on student engagement or behavior. This is a loose connection, but still a connection nonetheless. ]]> 2017-03-28 00:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/diercksena/1219/wish/162980843