NESSC School Redesign in Action

Teacher leaders and administrators at P.K. Yonge DRS have been personalizing professional learning through teacher action research as they work to redesign their secondary school to fulfill a vision of proficiency-based learning. The session will begin with an opportunity for participants to share their experience with action research. Based on relevant experience, we will create working groups that strengthen the conversation throughout the remainder of the session. Participants will be guided through the teacher action research process as they develop their own question of practice related to an aspect of proficiency-based learning.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn from P.K. Yonge’s implementation journey, specifically focusing on the important role action research has played in developing teacher practice and supporting school-wide change. Participants will leave the session with exemplars, knowledge of critical junctures in the research process, and protocols to facilitate a cycle of action research.