Opportunity for Action research for teachers:

Dear leader makers,

Teachers could do action research in their schools and classrooms, work on their ideas and share stories so that it can be published formally and informally too. We can also publish in this blog (reach.clf@gmail.com).

What is action research and it's steps?
Click to read from internet:

All you have to do is to give shape to your ideas with data.

For example, MS school branch at Zaheerabad have removed school bell and started teaching time management. Now, teachers as well as students value time and teachers reach classes on time without Bells.

MS Mallepally is experimenting with goals and block period. They found that a chapter that is taught in 7 periods can be taught within 3 continuous periods with proper planning and breaks & innovative methodologies.

Below are few topics on which Action Research can be undertaken:

Changing cultural dynamics in lifestyle, parenting as well as schooling:

• Holistic Education to nurture Body, Mind, Heart and Soul
• Consumption of Technology
• Impact of Social Media
• Digital Literacy
• Inclusive Education
• Diversity in Schools
• Adolescence and it’s considerations
• Well being in Education
• Next Generation Parenting
• Parent Collaboration

Child Psychology and it’s significance in education:

• Psychology of Addiction
• Consequences of Labelling
• Corrective measures and punishments
• Fixed vs Growth Mindset
• Impact of Grading and Scoring
• Behavioural Interventions,
• Homework free Schools

Initiatives for efficiency with systems and effectiveness with people:

• Teacher Learning and Development
• Balanced Score Card for Schools
• Holistic Security,
• Competency vs. Commitment
• Learning Continuum
• Systems to track and promote growth in Teachers lifecycle
• Mentoring vs Monitoring

Innovative Learning Methodologies for individual learning and research in Pedagogies:

• Inquiry based Learning
• Project based learning
• Brain based Education
• Hands on Learning
• Team Teaching
• Block Teaching
• Thematic Approach
• Content Delivery
• Accelerated Learning,
• Transferring ownership of Learning

Classroom management and school discipline:

• Classroom Management approaches
• Student empowerment through house leadership
• Choice of learning and decision making

Setting culture of research in schools:

• Goal Oriented Education
• Self Assessment and Assessments that work
• Learning Difficulties
• Learning Styles
• Currency of Schools

Framework of curriculum:

• Leadership Curriculum,
• Value Integration
• Transversal Competencies
• Multi Disciplinary Learning
• Multiple Intelligences
• Taxonomy of Values

Purpose and Outcome of education:

• Fostering Positive School Culture
• Outcome of Education
• School Transformation
• Framing age appropriate vision.

Source of the topics: The topics were received in WhatsApp from Misbahuddin, who is a director at MS Academy group of institutions, Hyderabad.

The height of concentration strategies:

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