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PRACTICE MAKES RESEARCH. Sean Yee Assistant Professor California State University. Sohayla Lajevardi Mathematics Teacher Culver City High School. Gilbert Hernandez Mathematics Teacher Los Alisos Middle School. Layout. 25 Minutes: Action Research and Practice
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PRACTICE MAKES RESEARCH Sean YeeAssistant Professor California State University SohaylaLajevardi Mathematics TeacherCulver City High School Gilbert Hernandez Mathematics TeacherLos Alisos Middle School
Layout 25 Minutes: Action Research and Practice 25 Minutes: SohaylaLajevardi 25 Minutes: Gilbert Hernandez 15 Minutes: Roundtable Questions
What is Action Research? “Action research is a form of investigation designed for use by teachers to attempt to solve problems and improve professional practices in their own classrooms” (Parsons & Brown 2002)
Define “works” • For whom? For all your students? All classes? • When? • What if parents attack you on your method?
Yep… • If you do… • Master’s degree • National Board Certified Teacher • Present at Conferences • Be a Rock Star with Administration
Nope… • Strict IRB requirements. • Consent forms from • Principal/Super Intendant • Students • Parents
Good Question! Teaching Research Literature
Also… • Parental Attacks on your Curriculum • Parental Encouragement with your Curriculum
Mathematics Education is Changing • Keeping our jobs as professors has changed in Mathematics Education. • We can’t publish theories in Mathematics Education without practice and evidence. • My action research paper taught me to care.
What can and can’t research do? • JameHiebert (1999) explained how research relates to NCTM Standards, and the same holds with CCSS.
Research Cannot… • Determine standards for teaching. • Determine “best” teaching practices • Create new ideas • State whether CCSS is “good” or “bad” for teaching.
Research Can… • Influence the nature of standards • Document current situations • Document effectiveness of new ideas • Suggest explanations for success and failure
YOUR TURN(10 minutes)Think Pair Share:Your Research Question:_______________How would you figure this out?_________ How would you share your results?______
Action Research Design • 5 Chapters • Introduction • Literature Review • Method • Results • Conclusion
Thank You!Sean Yeesyee@fullerton.eduGilbert Hernandezgilmh20@csu.fullerton.eduSohaylaLajevardisohaylalajevardi@ccusd.org