Description
The goal for this course is to support teachers in using their knowledge of action research and the research proposals written in EDU 547 to carry out an action research project. The research will require instructor approval, will be conducted in a classroom setting and will examine questions related to the New York State Learning Standards. Topics may include cooperative learning, special education, mult-culturalism, inclusion, multiple intelligences, technology, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and other topics related to current research and practice in the teaching-learning process. Candidates are expected to discuss their on-going research at seminars and to reflect upon and evaluate the findings and conclusions of other researchers. The use of technology for a variety of purposes will be essential in the development, implementation and presentation of the research. Course credit is contingent upon the individual development, completion and presentatio