Teacher+as+Researcher

How can I use a Smartboard to Motivate Students to Learn in a Language Arts Classroom?

==Fall 2010: During Dr. Meghan Manfra’s Teachers as Researchers’ course I realized the significance of action research to improve teacher’s pedagogy and student learning outcomes. A teacher researcher is an ever-changing problem solver that puts hopes into reality. This enlightening concept allowed me to focus on an important tool in my classroom, the Smartboard. How can the Smartboard engage and motivate students to focus in the classroom? How will the Smartboard facilitate comprehension for the three stages of reading? I wanted to use this innovative tool to engage and excite my students, and I felt that utilizing the new Smartboard, that was just given to my classroom, would be a significant step in the process of improving new literacies.This process allowed me to truly reflect and grow as a teacher. ==

Here is my research report:

=Spring 2012:= = = =This spring I was challenged in Dr. Honeycutt's Theory and Research in Literacy class to complete an action research project on a learning theory. I choose to focus on reading motivation. My guiding questions: How does reading motivation affect comprehension? How can I motivate struggling sixth graders to read independently? I was able to understand this theory in a deeper way because of the readings and class discussions. I then applied what I learned to motivate my second period ICR class. I found that by providing time for independent reading in class, involving lots of choices, student collaboration, using challenging text, and using graphic novels increased the motivation to read in my class.=

Prezi on Reading Motivation: media type="custom" key="15798818"

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