This was quite a difficult week, not because of any part of the master's program, but rather because of my health. Missing three out of the five days of work this week and having a flu/mono-like virus was not fun. It definitely ruined my routine with getting my master's work completed.
My biggest struggle this week was with deciding on which of the three topics I would choose for my action research topic. My biggest concern was scope.
The topic with the largest scope was looking into integrating action research into the district's professional development. Due to the large scope, I did not pick this topic given my current position as a math teacher. I just didn't feel I'd have the ability to take on a project with such a large scope given my current position.
Another topic of interest was my campuses tardy system. This topic's scope was limited to my campus, but I still was concerned with it's scope along with getting the buy-in of the teachers and administrators at my campus. Also, this topic just didn't have the personal intrigue factor that my third topic has.
The topic I choose for my action research project is, "How is technology integrated into the math curriculum?" This not only has more of the scope I was looking for my first action research project, but it had the personal intrigue factor for two reasons. First off, I am a math teacher and I am always looking to improve my effectiveness. I find that too often the lesson is presented as a lecture and I would like to look towards technology to differentiate my instruction. Why technology? Even though I am a math teacher I actually don't have my my degree in math. I actually majored in Business Administration and Information Technology, so better integrating technology perks the I.T. side of me up. These combinations of factors are what led me to deciding on this topic ahead of the other two possibilities.
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