ACTION RESEARCH IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE CLASSROOMS
Pictured left to right Cindy Sinanian (Hanover), Jesse Senechal (MERC), Solitia Wilson (Hanover), Jenny Smith (Henrico), and Hillary Parkhouse (VCU)
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As a part of the Professional Development for Success in Culturally Diverse Schools MERC study, we spoke with teachers engaged in action research projects in their classrooms focused on culturally responsive practices. Check out our conversation about the challenges and opportunities of our diversifying schools and the importance of thoughtfully-designed professional development opportunities for teachers.
Featured in this Episode
Cindy Sinanian, Language Arts Teacher, Chickahominy Middle School, Hanover County Public Schools
Cindy's study focuses on deepening students' sense of connection to the classroom through curricular inclusion of culturally diverse topics and authors.
Solitia Wilson, Special Education Teacher, Henry Clay Elementary School, Hanover County Public Schools
Solitia's study focuses on addressing misconceptions about the abilities of young children with special needs among general education teachers.
Jenny Smith, English Teacher, Quioccasin Middle School, Henrico County Public Schools
Hillary Parkhouse, Study Principal Investigator,Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning, VCU School of Education
Jesse Senechal, Director, Study Co-Principal Investigator, Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium
David Naff, Host, Study Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation, Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium
Chapters
You can go straight to the stuff that interests you the most by clicking on one of the chapters below (although we think the whole thing is pretty interesting)
Chapter 1: We're out of secret water!
Chapter 2: Introductions
Chapter 3: What does diversity look like in our schools today?
Chapter 4: What is the background for this study?
Chapter 5: What is action research?
Chapter 7: What are the opportunities of increased diversity in our schools and classrooms?
Chapter 8: What are the next steps for this study?
Related Episodes
Check out other episodes of Abstract related to this topic.
Professional Development for Success in Culturally Diverse Schools
This episode of Abstract features a roundtable discussion with members of our Cultural Diversity Professional Development for Teachers study team. The conversation focused on the importance of promoting culturally-responsive teaching, how professional development can help with that effort, and what directions this study may take. We had a great discussion about the opportunity that increasing diversity in our schools presents for educators.
Teachers as Researchers
In this episode of Abstract we spoke with three awesome teachers who are conducting action research in their classrooms. We discussed the purposes for conducting action research, who benefits from it, and how to do it. Listeners will learn what can happen when teachers become researchers.
