A Deeper Understanding...

Week two in my grad class brings a deeper understanding of what action research is.  In week two, I'm faced with the task of looking at nine areas in which are the major wonderings of many school leaders. (Dana, 2009)
Those areas are:

1.    Staff development

2.    Curriculum development

3.    Individual teacher(s)

4.    Individual student(s)

5.    School culture/community

6.    Leadership

7.    Management

8.    School performance

9.    Social justice or equity issues

I read about examples that involved focusing on new teachers. I read about examples that involved looking at veteran teachers. I read about examples that involved specific curriculum. There are so many opportunities and so many topics that can be researched. One of the most important things when looking at these areas of concern, though, is that you must focus on one thing at a time and make it something that will be most beneficial to YOUR situation.