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WHAT IS TEACHER
RESEARCH?



Eastern Michigan Writing Project
Teacher Research Group
Teacher Research is….
“[an] educational movement, research genre,
  political and policy critique, challenge to
  university culture, and lifelong stance on
  teaching, learning, schooling and educational
  leadership.”
(Cochran-Smith and Lytle, Inquiry as Stance)
Why is TR so important right
now?
According to
               Our classrooms are under siege. We feel the
well-known       flames. And, as teachers, we’re afraid our
teacher          students will become the casualties. We’re
researchers      bombarded by national educational policies,
Elizabeth        state assessment mandates, regional
Chiseri-         curriculum demands, and community
Strater and      competition about competencies and for
Bonnie           resources….We need to make our voices
Sunstein….       speak through the fire and invite the noisy
                 public to listen.
See their
book What
Works: A       When we speak as teachers informed by our own
Practical       research, we can control the fires and inform
Guide for       the noisy public about what works in our
Teacher
Research        classroom. …systematic inquiry is both a form
                and a method for teacher resistance and
                teacher agency.
So, what is TR really?
               Inquiry that is
Here’s how
one of my       Intentional: teachers purposely take on the role

favorite          of teacher researcher
teacher         Systematic: teachers do more than reflect;
researchers       they gather data with a purposeful, planned
(Marian           approach
Mohr)           Public: TRs are open about what they’re doing:
describes         with other faculty, with students, with parents,
it…               with administrators
See her co-     Voluntary: TRs take on this role because they

authored          want to, not because it’s been mandated
book            Ethical: TRs are careful to implement change
Teacher           in a way that benefits all students
Research for    Contextual: TRs situate any research in the
Better            unique context of their particular classroom,
Schools           school, district
Belief Structures Underlying TR

Traditional or “Big
R” Research has
                      •   Emphasis on real questions: What
a very different
set of beliefs:           do you really wonder about your
*That there is
•
                          students’ learning or your teaching?
one truth awaiting
discovery
                      •   Celebration of context: What are the
•*Tthat
control/experimen         conditions in your own classroom?
tal groups that
strip away context
are the best way      •   Belief in collaboration: How can you
to uncover that
truth                     learn with/from the students in your
-*that the only
research that
                          classroom?
really counts is
that which is
generalizable to
                      •   Emphasis on praxis: How can your
the rest of the
world
                          critical reflection lead to ethical change?
Getting Started with TR
 Begin with a question: a true
  wondering
 Situate the question within a larger

  context
 Study your classroom

 Analyze your data and thematize
  across your findings
 Make change and go public!
Finding a Question
One way to start is to observe your classroom
 for a week or two. Take notes on what you’re
 observing and begin to note the questions you
 have. Pick one question that stands out to you
 in some way.

Chiseri-Strater and Sunstein suggest you might
 want to phrase your question as
  •   “I wonder what happens when….” or
  •    “I wonder why…” or
  •    “How does…”
Finding your question (part 2)

A research     Take some time to really think about your
journal is a     question, taking notes in a research journal
mandatory
                 as you go:
tool for
teacher          • Why am I interested in this question?
researchers.
Use it           • What do I think I know already about the
regularly to       question?
record your
                 • What have my experiences shown me?
thoughts
about your       • How does the question fit into larger
research
project.
                   questions I have about teaching?
Situating the question in a larger
context
Consider:
  - The larger conversation in the field: what
  others have said about your topic. This will
  lead you to read some journals, books,
  blogs about your question.
  - The circumstances of your own
  classroom: Who are your students? Who
  are you as their teacher?
  - What are the ethical considerations in your
  research? Take some time to write in your
  journal about these questions.
Studying your classroom

Some great
books can
                  Collect data on your question:
offer tips on
how to             - Observation notes
collect and
analyze            - Interviews (individual and
data:
                   group; formal and informal)
Chiseri-Strater
and
Sunstein’sWha      - Surveys/Questionnaires
t Works: A
Practical Guide
to Teacher         - Student work
Resarch

Hubbard and
Power’s The
Art of
Classroom
Inquiry
Analyzing your data

More great       Read, re-read, re-read your data, as you
books on          search for
collecting        -   Recurring themes
and
analyzing         -   Examples that support the themes
data:               (specific observational moments, quotes
                    from students, lines from their writing,
Mohr’s
Teacher             survey results)
Researchers       -   Moments of disagreement
at Work

Power’s          Triangulate your data: look to see how
Taking Note
                  your interviews, classroom observations,
                  surveys, and student work connect or
                  disconnect.
Making Change and Going
Public
               What does it mean to go public?
For some         Finding a way to implement and share your findings:
tips on how      •    Making changes in your own classroom
to write for     •    Helping others understand what you’ve found
publication,
                 •    Creating a “study of cases” with many teachers’ voices
see Lounn
Reid’s
“Writing for      Possible genres: Expand your horizons and think outside the
                   box! Ask yourself who you could benefit most from the
Publication:       research you’ve conducted.
Ideas and           •  Journal article
Advice” in          •  Curriculum guide
the April           •  Professional development workshop
2008 English        •  Parent guide
Journal             •  Presentation at a conference, school board meeting,
                      parent night
For more information on Teacher
Research…


        Join the EMWP Teacher Research
         group!

        Contact Cathy Fleischer
         (cathy.fleischer@emich.edu) for
         more information or questions

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Teacher Research

  • 1. WHAT IS TEACHER RESEARCH? Eastern Michigan Writing Project Teacher Research Group
  • 2. Teacher Research is…. “[an] educational movement, research genre, political and policy critique, challenge to university culture, and lifelong stance on teaching, learning, schooling and educational leadership.” (Cochran-Smith and Lytle, Inquiry as Stance)
  • 3. Why is TR so important right now? According to Our classrooms are under siege. We feel the well-known flames. And, as teachers, we’re afraid our teacher students will become the casualties. We’re researchers bombarded by national educational policies, Elizabeth state assessment mandates, regional Chiseri- curriculum demands, and community Strater and competition about competencies and for Bonnie resources….We need to make our voices Sunstein…. speak through the fire and invite the noisy public to listen. See their book What Works: A When we speak as teachers informed by our own Practical research, we can control the fires and inform Guide for the noisy public about what works in our Teacher Research classroom. …systematic inquiry is both a form and a method for teacher resistance and teacher agency.
  • 4. So, what is TR really? Inquiry that is Here’s how one of my  Intentional: teachers purposely take on the role favorite of teacher researcher teacher  Systematic: teachers do more than reflect; researchers they gather data with a purposeful, planned (Marian approach Mohr)  Public: TRs are open about what they’re doing: describes with other faculty, with students, with parents, it… with administrators See her co-  Voluntary: TRs take on this role because they authored want to, not because it’s been mandated book  Ethical: TRs are careful to implement change Teacher in a way that benefits all students Research for  Contextual: TRs situate any research in the Better unique context of their particular classroom, Schools school, district
  • 5. Belief Structures Underlying TR Traditional or “Big R” Research has • Emphasis on real questions: What a very different set of beliefs: do you really wonder about your *That there is • students’ learning or your teaching? one truth awaiting discovery • Celebration of context: What are the •*Tthat control/experimen conditions in your own classroom? tal groups that strip away context are the best way • Belief in collaboration: How can you to uncover that truth learn with/from the students in your -*that the only research that classroom? really counts is that which is generalizable to • Emphasis on praxis: How can your the rest of the world critical reflection lead to ethical change?
  • 6. Getting Started with TR  Begin with a question: a true wondering  Situate the question within a larger context  Study your classroom  Analyze your data and thematize across your findings  Make change and go public!
  • 7. Finding a Question One way to start is to observe your classroom for a week or two. Take notes on what you’re observing and begin to note the questions you have. Pick one question that stands out to you in some way. Chiseri-Strater and Sunstein suggest you might want to phrase your question as • “I wonder what happens when….” or • “I wonder why…” or • “How does…”
  • 8. Finding your question (part 2) A research Take some time to really think about your journal is a question, taking notes in a research journal mandatory as you go: tool for teacher • Why am I interested in this question? researchers. Use it • What do I think I know already about the regularly to question? record your • What have my experiences shown me? thoughts about your • How does the question fit into larger research project. questions I have about teaching?
  • 9. Situating the question in a larger context Consider: - The larger conversation in the field: what others have said about your topic. This will lead you to read some journals, books, blogs about your question. - The circumstances of your own classroom: Who are your students? Who are you as their teacher? - What are the ethical considerations in your research? Take some time to write in your journal about these questions.
  • 10. Studying your classroom Some great books can Collect data on your question: offer tips on how to - Observation notes collect and analyze - Interviews (individual and data: group; formal and informal) Chiseri-Strater and Sunstein’sWha - Surveys/Questionnaires t Works: A Practical Guide to Teacher - Student work Resarch Hubbard and Power’s The Art of Classroom Inquiry
  • 11. Analyzing your data More great  Read, re-read, re-read your data, as you books on search for collecting - Recurring themes and analyzing - Examples that support the themes data: (specific observational moments, quotes from students, lines from their writing, Mohr’s Teacher survey results) Researchers - Moments of disagreement at Work Power’s  Triangulate your data: look to see how Taking Note your interviews, classroom observations, surveys, and student work connect or disconnect.
  • 12. Making Change and Going Public What does it mean to go public? For some Finding a way to implement and share your findings: tips on how • Making changes in your own classroom to write for • Helping others understand what you’ve found publication, • Creating a “study of cases” with many teachers’ voices see Lounn Reid’s “Writing for  Possible genres: Expand your horizons and think outside the box! Ask yourself who you could benefit most from the Publication: research you’ve conducted. Ideas and • Journal article Advice” in • Curriculum guide the April • Professional development workshop 2008 English • Parent guide Journal • Presentation at a conference, school board meeting, parent night
  • 13. For more information on Teacher Research…  Join the EMWP Teacher Research group!  Contact Cathy Fleischer (cathy.fleischer@emich.edu) for more information or questions