New Lessons Learned About Action Research

It's been a very informative week in my educational research class.  I really enjoyed the videos of Dr. Briseno and Dr. Lewis.  It was awesome to hear first hand how action research has been used in their respective districts.  I learned that the best research is performed on a topic you are interested in and that has relevance for your currrent educational environment.  I learned that it's an excellent source of professional development, and should be ongoing so that quality data drives important decisions that are made regarding educational changes.  Most importantly, I learned that we've been doing action reearch on my campus for several years.  However, it had never been referred to as "action research".  Now I have a name for it, and understand how essential it is for educational excellence!