Proposal Title
Teacher action inquiry: Building connections for students with different learning attributes
Abstract
The graduate special education programs seek to prepare educators who are committed to inclusion and who partner with and empower their students with disabilities to live self-determined lives as contributing members of a democratic society (Mission, Special Education Division, 2015). How, then, do we prepare educators in the field of special education to provide a quality education to all? One preparation strategy is teacher action research framed in the inquiry project.
Teacher action research requires educators to collect evidence of the efficacy of their instruction. The inquiry project is a requirement in the educator licensure graduate programs. Its purpose is to deepen the connection between theory and practice. Teacher candidates in the educator licensure graduate programs design and implement an inquiry project based on classroom practices. They begin by observing their students, wondering about classroom issues and concerns, and then framing a question to investigate. They then collect data, plan an intervention, and carry out their plan, collecting more data along the way.
The teacher action research projects of special education graduate students are displayed each semester in an event called the Teacher-Scholar Showcase. The event is open to the larger Lesley community and includes family, peers, and faculty members. The showcase provides teacher candidates an opportunity to communicate their scholarship and growing professional expertise as well as to receive feedback from the community.
Teacher candidates with special education faculty will present the process and design of their teacher action research in the format of a presentation.
References:
Belief and Mission statement of the Special Education Division (2015).
Note: We hope that future and current seminar students would be encouraged by their professors to come to be inspired by other University students!
Start Date
27-3-2019 4:00 PM
End Date
27-3-2019 4:50 PM
Room Number
U-Hall 3-103
Presentation Type
Panel
Disciplines
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher action inquiry: Building connections for students with different learning attributes
The graduate special education programs seek to prepare educators who are committed to inclusion and who partner with and empower their students with disabilities to live self-determined lives as contributing members of a democratic society (Mission, Special Education Division, 2015). How, then, do we prepare educators in the field of special education to provide a quality education to all? One preparation strategy is teacher action research framed in the inquiry project.
Teacher action research requires educators to collect evidence of the efficacy of their instruction. The inquiry project is a requirement in the educator licensure graduate programs. Its purpose is to deepen the connection between theory and practice. Teacher candidates in the educator licensure graduate programs design and implement an inquiry project based on classroom practices. They begin by observing their students, wondering about classroom issues and concerns, and then framing a question to investigate. They then collect data, plan an intervention, and carry out their plan, collecting more data along the way.
The teacher action research projects of special education graduate students are displayed each semester in an event called the Teacher-Scholar Showcase. The event is open to the larger Lesley community and includes family, peers, and faculty members. The showcase provides teacher candidates an opportunity to communicate their scholarship and growing professional expertise as well as to receive feedback from the community.
Teacher candidates with special education faculty will present the process and design of their teacher action research in the format of a presentation.
References:
Belief and Mission statement of the Special Education Division (2015).
Note: We hope that future and current seminar students would be encouraged by their professors to come to be inspired by other University students!
