Action research is a tool that can be used in groups or as an administrator individually. It is a reflection based inquiry that provides the best opportunity to take ownership of practices that need to be improved upon. Either as a member of a PLC, leadership team, individual teacher, or administrator it requires you to look at your practices as well as data and determine where there is a breakdown between what you are trying to accomplish and what is actually being accomplished. Then either as a team or individually you will research, read professional literature, talk to other professionals and look at materials used to assist in the particular area of need that you identified. Then a connection between theory and practice will be made and aid you in developing a plan of action to benefit your campus and students. Then as the plan is implemented you will revisit the problem and look at data and other resources from your campus in order to determine if the practices you have changed are being effective and the problem is solved or is improving. This will pave the way for you to take further action or continue with the action you are taking.
I believe that I can use this now as a classroom teacher in order to improve my students learning and narrow gaps of learning between students the level they should be performing at. I also believe that I can use it and develop a PLC involving teachers at my grade level so we can learn together how to help our students as a whole. I believe that above all this can lead to teachers and others on campus becoming leaders in our organization. I also believe that as I become an administrator this will afford me the ability to create a leadership team and PLC's on campus that all learn together, thus providing students the example to follow of learning as a community.
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