Session G3. You’re Already Doing This: Simplifying Action Research and Integrating It Into Your Practice

Presenters:
Susanne Harnett, Managing Senior Associate, Metis Associates
Matt Klepfer, Research Associate, Metis Associates
Nyla Guadalupe, Research Assistant, Metis Associates 

This session introduces the simplified IDEA approach to action research (Identify, Design, Enact, Adjust), equipping participants with a tool to enhance the continuous improvement they already do. Educators already focus on continuous refinement and improvement of practices. Action research is simply a tool to more formally approach this refinement and tell the story about your growth as an educator and your students’ learning. Participants will learn the basics of formative assessment and action research—including how, when, and why to use it—and will have the opportunity to test the process.