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My Field Study Report

A Strong Field Study

•is about something you care about •pushes the boundaries •responds to a need •fits in with my vision of where I wan to go •is congruent with my values •embeds reflection (in whatever form you choose) •starts from where you are •includes a system of support for feedback •includes 3-5 peer reviewed articles (see if it is in the SFU library) •has an action plan with a reasonable timeline (report even if not finished) •should fit my learning style (scatter vs linear ie complete 4 items not tasks) •my field study will change •not necessarily brilliant or amazing (it is just to 'play' with a research questions) •is professional exploration (sometimes your study may lead you two steps back instead of forward)

When creating data use: "In the past when I... I noticed... Now that I do this I observe..."

//...Consider Presenting to Peer Conferences: in Oct or May.//

What makes a Strong Field Study?

When trying to collect data that shows the changes think ahead how you will track this. Such as before... and after.

The Field Study Guiding Questions

Based on whatever I have learned upon reflection looking @ my Evernote pics and instances along with my Edublog and survey results.

I need to cite three academic works from SFU along with two others.

Works Cited:
 * 1) Mining for Gold [You Tube]
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Look for how well I was able to:
 * Answer my Key Question
 * Answer my Secondary Questions
 * Do what I set out to do
 * Meet the goals I had for pursuing this approach

__**The** **Field** **Study** **Proposal** **Outline**__

 * 1) __Focus and Rationale for study__**
 * **What is my teaching context?**
 * **LST K-7**
 * **Why is this topic of interest and significance for me?**
 * **Because I saw ana amazing increase in the level of ownership and motivation when I started to use these tools and include students in the process.**
 * **How does my inquiry connect to a significant educational purpose?**
 * **It Connects with the ideas of Assessment for Learning and Differentiated Instruction so that I might be able to give students the support, tools and self-awareness they need to succeed.**


 * 2) __Essential Quesiton [Big Question]__**
 * "How might the use of Web 2.0 technologies such as Raz-Kids, Evernote, Wikispaces and Edmodo help me tighten the 'feedback loop' between me and my students so that I can design a program that effectively integrates the principles of 'Assessment For Learning'?"


 * 3) __Sub Questions__**
 * Which of the aforementioned tools prove more effective then others?
 * What sites et al come up between now and the end of this study that prove to be valuable?


 * 4) __Outline of the design of your Inquiry__**
 * **What will I do?**
 * I will establish an Edmodo to create groups for my students. I will then take the approach I started last year with my student wiki site to create a more comprehensive and private communication tool.
 * I will do an initial assessment of my students' reading levels @ the beginning of the year (including the students in the Assessment of their Running Record.
 * They will establish goals for their work habits and reading proficiency that they will put on either their Edmodo page or on my Wiki site.
 * I will track their progress with monthly updates of their Running Records (always with the student present). This will be shared with the parents
 * The larger goals for their reading program will be kept on my Wikipage. (This will essentially be their IEP).
 * For other projects/subjects I will collect conference info on Evernote in the style of what I was starting to do towards the end of last year.


 * **When will I do it?**
 * Sept-Nov 2011


 * **What data will I collect?**
 * Initial Reading Level data as outlined on the Raz-Kids Running Record.
 * Survey of their attitudes toward reading
 * Quiz on their initial understanding of terms (such as omission etc.)
 * Repeat the above at the end of the study with one additional assessment: "I used to...but now..."


 * **How will I reflect on my data?**
 * I will look to see
 * A) if their attitude about reading (or themselves as a reader changes positively
 * B) Does their ability to articulate what they are doing as a reader become more specific?
 * 3) Does their ownership and motivation seem to improve?
 * 4) Does their reading actually become more fluent?
 * 5)


 * 5) __Connection to Ed Research__**
 * **What academic resources can support my field study?**
 * Ruth Sutton
 * IDTA Authors
 * Inquiry Text
 * Ken Robinson


 * 6) __Other Resources__**
 * What technology resources come to mind?
 * Evernote
 * Raz kids
 * Spellingcity.com
 * Vocabualry.com
 * Wiki-spaces
 * Museum Box
 * Voice Thread
 * iPads
 * Smart Boards
 * Dragon Speak
 * Edmodo
 * **Who can help and support me during my study?**
 * My Cohort in IDTA
 * My Mentor
 * My Colleagues in the iPad Pilot Project
 * My Students
 * Anyone I come into contact with either through a Blog or conference or workshop
 * Anyone I come into contact with either through a Blog or conference or workshop


 * 7) __Connection to Program Capacities__**
 * **In what ways do I hope this field study will help me grow in the Capacities of this program?**
 * All 5


 * 8) __Sharing the Field Study Learning__**
 * **How do you plan to communicate what I learn to others?**
 * I want to work with our iPad Pilot Team
 * Through presenting to my cohorts, colleagues, mentor, my wikis