Teacher Action Research

Catalog description

In this course, educators will apply their knowledge of action research to design and implement an original study. They will create a vision for change and identify a specific challenge in their classroom or community to focus on for their practicum. Using their research question as a foundation, educators will design, execute, and evolve an action research initiative to expand their impact in their classrooms and other educational contexts. Finally, they will collect and analyze data to assess the impact of their initiative on participants. Credit from EDU 602 cannot be used for both M.S.Ed. programs. EDU 603 Research Analysis, Synthesis and Presentation (4 cr. hrs.) Educators will analyze data from their action research project, document their impact, and synthesize their results for presentation to colleagues and other education professionals. Topics studied will include techniques for analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, strategies for representing results in a research study, and methods for determining the effectiveness of interventions. Educators will discuss the findings and implications of their research in a completed action research capstone fit for publication, presentation to building/district leadership, or use in professional development workshops. Credit from EDU 603 cannot be used for both M.S.Ed. programs. EDU 610 Special Topics in Education (2-4 cr. hrs.) A graduate level course providing students the opportunity to study educational topics of interest or related to the teaching profession. Topics will vary and the course may be taken more than once under a different topic. Students will engage in in-depth study and analysis of a current topic or practice in education as approved by the instructor. Study and analysis is broadly construed in order to facilitate a variety of student projects (i.e., documentary research and historical analysis; applying psychological theories to educational practice; analysis of public policy; comparative educational practices, etc.). This course can be repeated with a change in topic. EDU 620 Social-Emotional Learning and Facilitation (5 cr. hrs.) This course focuses on the skills that educators need to effectively integrate Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into their classrooms and school communities. Following a transformational curricular progression,