Because Cooperative Learning Means Deeper Learning When analyzing the data from the beginning of the year Measures of Academic Progress assessment I noticed that sixty-three percent of students are performing below grade level benchmark. As I desegregated the data a...

Reading for meaning (World Civilization sources analysis) For my action research plan I chose to use the reading for meaning tool. The tool focuses on helping students break down excerpts by utilizing claims and counterclaims. The various claims are meant...

4-2-1 Summarize My action research project is based on the tool “4-2-1 Summarize.” My students were having trouble summarizing texts. They wanted to include every minute detail in their summaries, making them as long as the text itself. Summaries are...

Using the tool, Constructed RESPONSE, to increase student proficiency in answering constructed response questions The action research project, “Using the tool, Constructed RESPONSE, to increase student proficiency in answering constructed response questions,” was conducted by a fourth and fifth grade...

Mathematical Vocabulary ApplicationThe tool for which I based my action research project on was Explaining Solutions from the Tools for Thoughtful Assessment.  This tool has enabled my students to grow and develop their written and verbal communication skills by...