Field+Study

Guidelines for Field Study The focus should be ** SOMETHING OTHER **than that of your action research. But like the action research, it should involve looking into something to improve your teaching that you haven’t had time to pursue – ** e.g. **  ë to study and adopt an instructional strategy  ë to study a particular author, reading a number of his books, for enlightenment on a big question you have, something related to your teaching  ë to study any aspect of teaching by researching it, attending conferences, using professional days to observe master teachers, etc. The key steps are: > >  >  >     In summary, what you will hand in is: >
 * 1)  Write a proposal including what you want to do and why you want to do it. Include the resources that you intend to use. Get it approved.
 * 1)  Keep track of what you do and what your are learning from it – in a learning log or special journal
 * 1)  Write an executive summary at the end – an analysis/synthesis of your study – including a handout for sharing with the class
 * 1)  Share your findings with the class at the end, giving the teachers a handout.
 * 1)  **The proposal** – at the beginning of the study
 * 1)  **The executive summary**, including the handout for the class, and any artifacts that are evidence of what you learned – at the end of the study