Discover how classroom organization, appropriate interventions, and conflict resolution techniques will help you manage today's interactive learning environment. You will develop strategies for creating a caring, cooperative classroom that supports student learning. Examine instructional concepts and interactive strategies that you can learn today and apply tomorrow. Engage your students by designing effective lessons to increase their achievement and meet their academic and social needs. Action research is a powerful professional development tool that can empower you.
Every teacher is already a researcher.
In this course, you will learn the art and science of action research, reflective inquiry, and collaborative practice. This research course will help you synthesize your content area courses with the goal of developing practical interventions to apply in your classroom, leading to increased student motivation and achievement. This course prepares you for the final M.A.T. Action Research project. Learn to stimulate the minds of your students by using curriculum models that bring real-world problems into the classroom. Applying these models will create experiences that will promote your students' critical and creative problem-solving skills.