spotlight sessions --- Yilin Sun
Action Research in I-DEA Classes
Teachers are informed by research, and they can also be researchers thanks to their frequent contact with learners. It is imperative for teachers to be supported in carrying out quality action research (AR) as not all teachers are well trained. This session gives participants approaches to conducting action research. The speaker will also share strategies and resources from an action research project she conducted with adult education students in a new Washington State innovative project- I-DEA (Integrated Digital English Acceleration) funded by Gates Foundation. Participants will learn a variety of strategies, techniques and resources that they can use and/or adapt for their own action research in their teaching context to motivate and facilitate effective student learning.