Presentations+and+more

There are three sections to this page, please scroll to see info on all sections. As I understand it, we need to have 3 key things ready prior to our presentations: 1) **the Final Report**, 2) our **web version of our Action Research Project** and 3) our **oral report with display board**. There are sections below for each, please feel free to add to it as necessary.

__** Final Report**__

 You need a title and I would like to see the title listed on the wiki page. The wiki pages should have a title, a link to your action research website and link to your final paper. If your blog is public (and not in our group site), there should be a link to your blog or a note that your blog is on the course.  1) **Introduction** --You need a strong opening that tells the reader why they should care about the issues. You want to pull in as wide as audience as possible. So while she might be talking about parents participation in first grade in a second language learning setting, she could talk about the role of parents in education, or the importance of parent education as part of a school's mission. Then, from this wider frame, she will narrow down to her project in her setting. So this first section sets the stage for the report. **2) Lit Review** ....The lit review sets your problem in the context of the work what others have done. You are 1) educating your readers on the problem by organizing and commenting on what you have read. 2) demonstrating YOUR expertise by being able to organize the information in a compelling way. 3) telling what is valuable and troubling about the approach that others have taking. (You CAN be critical of the work of others.) So try to introduce this section with an informative section header rather than "lit review." For example, Marie might say use something like the The use of volunteers in National Parks. David might start with The Role of Storytelling in Learning. Think about what you are trying to share and pick an informative heading for the lit review. **3) The Method** : You are using action research. You should explain this process to the reader who might not have any idea with action research is. And you might explain your plan by giving an overview of the cycles. And it is fine to talk about how the design of the project changed or evolved over time. **4) The findings:** Here you include cycle reports--what actions did you take and what was the evidence and how did it help you make sense of the problem? Depending on the length of your cycle reports this will either be the whole report of summary of the report pointing to the website for more details. **5) So What?** This is the final reflection. Not a summary--but your effort to make sense of what happened and think about how the present connects with the past (reflections) to suggest the future (plans for next year).

__Question__: For the final report, do you recommend an Abstract at the beginning? Also, what about a Table of Contents? __Answer__: The brochure serves as a abstract. You can include one if you want to, but it is not necessary. And for a short paper a table of contents is also really not necessary but if you want to include one you are welcome to do that.

__Question__: Should my report be single or double spaced? __Answer__: APA style says to double space your work. Margaret says to ignore this bit (and only this bit) of APA style. The reason is that she files all of your work and she has limited file space. So double spaced- two sided printing is cheaper and results in a smaller document. //UPDATE: The length of 15-20 pages assumes single spaced pages, one side of the page. //

__**Web Version of our Action Research Project**__

 Your web site should be graphically pleasing, and the content should be laid out in a way that makes it easy to read through your work. You don't have to have drafts posted although you welcome to have links that take you to earlier versions if you want. A well designed site is not a list of assignments. It is a visual representation of your action research. You should not have to download any files except maybe the final report. The rest should be displayed with pictures, graphs, illustrations, movies, screen shots or whatever will make what you did clear. Use the power of the web to tell your story.

The website is a complete portfolio of your action research project that you want to share with others. It can have whatever part of your work on action research you want to make public (including any blogs that you want to share... you can copy from the private space and create a web page for them.). It should be well structured and any graphic files you need should be in the section. You might need to duplicate some images from your site image folder so that they are in the action research folder. Someone who knows nothing about the program at Pepperdine or about action research should be able to make sense of it. And you should be able to read it online. The website can have more detail, pictures, charts, movies, or whatever gives life to your project. Later you can add your presentation video.

Your portfolio shows your work --it is not just a list of files that you download and read. Put the text on the page. Make it possible for us to move through your cycles and see your thinking. Also you can have links to different parts of the information. For example in cycle one, you created a questionnaire about what make a teacher stand out for students. You can include a link to the questions and a link to raw data as well as your analysis with tables.

This is showing your action research in an online portfolio which is a different experience than clicking on files. I know you could argue about the different between a pdf and webpage but there layout of a webpage is different then that of a pdf which is generally a print document shown online.

__**Oral Report with Display Board**__

-Backboard display (You can buy the boards locally or travel with them...your choice) -Metaphor prepared to go with our action research presentation -Something to hand out. (Small things that kids/adults will like that goes with your idea) -Books that you found valuable, Project materials, Think of your table as your physical portfolio of the year...what can you put on a table that will show and tell about your learning over the past year? -Brochure to hand out-- I would think that about 30 would be the right number. -Printed copies of our Final Report- (4-8 copies) -Any other multimedia (sound, powerpoint, etc.) -Business cards to hand out in case someone offers you your dream job!

You will have 20 minutes for your session. That is 10 minutes for talk. 10 minutes to respond to questions.

(the following questions developed out of a class with Paul, these usually need to be answered as part of your presentation) Name? What is your passion or professional purpose? What action did you take? How did you measure your effectiveness? Triangulation??? Multiple sources of data to corroborate conclusion What did you learn? What did you learn about yourself?—reflections, blogs

= **MORNING REVIEW Panel :**   **Chair: Margaret Riel,**   **Panel: Paul Sparks Linda Polin, Melissa Anderson, and Chris Hickey**  = =   **__8:30AM – 9:50:__**     **__Faculty review of Action Research projects -Learning Circle 2__**    = =   8:30-8:50    Todd,    Paul Sparks    = =     8:50- 9:10    Karen   Linda Polin    = =     9:10 - 9:30    Brandy    Melissa Anderson    = =     9:30 - 9:50    Israel   Chris Hinkey  = = **9:50 AM – 10:05**     **Break for rearranging tables**  = = **__10:0__****__5- 11:45__**     **__Faculty review of Action Research projects-Learning Circle 1__**  = =    10:05-10:25 Jessica Linda Polin     = =   10:25- 10:45    Greg Melissa Anderson   = =   10:45-11:05    Dervin Paul Sparks   = =   11:05-11:25    Rita Linda Polin   = =      11:25 -11:45    Jackie Chris Hickey      = =          = =    **  Noon – 1 PM  **   **  Lunch (served while we review morning comments--  **    = =    **  Afternoon Panel members are welcome to join us for lunch-in room 3something)  **    = =  = =   = =  **AFTERNOON REVIEW Panel :Chair Margaret Riel, Panel: Paul Sparks Jack McManus, Jeff Lee and Melissa Anderson**  = =     = =      __1 PM – 2:20 PM__     __Faculty review of Action Research projects -Learning Circle 3__      = =   1:00-1:20 Heather Melissa Anderson   = =    1:20-1:40     David Jeff Lee   = =    1:40-2:00     Samiya Paul Sparks       = =    2:00-2:20     Marie Jack McManus              = = 2:20   – 2:35       Break for rearranging tables    = = __2:__   __35– 4:15__     __Faculty review of Action Research projects -Learning Circle 4__    = = **  2:35-2:55  **    Brent Jack McMamus   = =       2:55- 3:15 Nancy Melissa Anderson   = =   3:15 3:35 Tracey Jeff Lee   = =    3:35- 3:55     Salina, Paul Sparks   = =    3:55: 4: 15    <span style="font-size: 12px Jack McManus   = =  __415 -5:00 Afternoon Panel Debrief__  = =  5 PM – 8 PM     Display of Exhibitions for family, friends and public    = =  5 PM – 7 PM     Hot appetizers served to students and guests  =
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