Teacher Research as School-Based Change System

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Eleven
  In Roundtable Session: Intention to Change: An Activist Path Through Teacher Research (Table 15)

Abstract

This presentation will explore how a K-8 laboratory school utilized school-wide teacher research initiatives to create a culture of change and inquiry. The presentation will provide a theoretical framing for how centering teacher-driven research as a core element of school culture and change impacted the school as a whole, as well as the individual professional identities of the teachers involved. The goal of this presentation is to demonstrate how a system of teacher research as part of the culture of a school can provide new ways of thinking about professionalism, school culture, and change.

Authors

• Katrina Bartow Jacobs, University of Pittsburgh
  Presenting Author

• Jill Sarada, Falk School
  Presenting Author

• Kevin Goodwin, Falk School
  Presenting Author

• Katie Spence, Falk School
  Presenting Author

• Amy Strada, Falk School
  Non-Presenting Author