Inquiry Questions

This weeks reading helped me to see that action research is not about the Superintendent finding a study completed by a group or University to be the project for the next three years. Action research is about seeking real solutions to the Real-World Dilemmas that are faced at schools everyday.

Action research requires Administrators to stop, focus and engage teachers and students to see the problem to draft an action plan. The engagement is what I think makes action research so successful. Showing an interest in a person or situation by asking questions shows people that you care.

Choosing an inquiry question is difficult when you are not in the school environment. I don't think it would have been so hard to choose an area of interest if this was not summer. However, once I started to think about problems from during the school year I was able to develop three questions quickly.

• Why do teachers not utilize the technology that is available in the school?
• How can the use of technology in the classroom be used to improve the feedback provided to students?
• How can technology be utilized to improve parental involvement?