Actionresearch.ca -- Passion in Professional Practice Volume IV

Introduction:Jackie Delong, Cheryl Black and Heather Knill-Griesser

Section I: LITERACY

Deb Opersko: Action Research Writing Team - Simcoe Family of Schools' Primary Teachers

Brenda Follington:How Can I Create a Meaningful Classroom Environment?

Kelly Pulham: Quantity and quality of purposeful voluntary writing

Jennifer Savage:How can I effectively use the First Steps Writing program?

Julie McIntyre: How can I improve my students' writing?

Maureen McCarty Murray: Engcourage Students to Become a Community of Writers

Jeff Senior:How can I use feedback through the writing process?

Nancy Howard and Heather Noddin:Improving the Writing Process in Our Classrooms

Diane Clark:Improve practice so that writing produced by students is clear and descriptive

Deana Gates: Improve teaching practice so that students produce more descriptive writing

Maureen Clarke:Improve practice and motivate students to improve story writing

Pamela Wilson McCormick: Support secondary students in developing reading and research skills

Catherine Mills DaileyHelp ninth grade applied students be more successful readers

Section II: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Judy Cody: Skillstreaming: A Step Toward Improved Self-Esteem and Academic Progress

Giancarlo Crotta and Heather Robinson:Skillstreaming program to improve student learning skills

Wendy Lauwerier: Effectively teach social skills to enhance students' life relationships

Margaret Macleod:Prepare students to re-enter a regular class with academic success

Ann McMillan:Help students develop appropriate social responses and reactions

Christine Ryder:Implement basic Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) principles

Peggy Taylor:Will the Implementation of procedures and routines increase student learning ?

Tina VanKuren:Help students improve their listening and language skills through music

Section III: CORE FRENCH

Chris Tschirhart:Help students feel more confident to speak French in the Core French classroom

Jacqueline Smith: Improving the application of language knowledge among FSL students

Geraldine Turkoski:Making learning French as a Second Language more appealing

Section IV: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Sheri Cober: Integrating Corel Presentations into the Grade Four Curriculum

Samantha Nicholson: Using the classroom computers to improve the Math skills of At-Risk students

Lynn Jackson: How can I integrate computers into the classroom environment?

John Taylor: Hyperstudio Challenge: How we made our entire school fit on one CD

Jayne Mather and Kevin Elliott:Wireless Computer Lab in the Classroom

Section V: PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

Patty Bester, Sharon Brooks, Heather Knill-Griesser and John Misener: Supporting Grade 1 / 2 students develop emotional intelligence as classroom teacher, Vice-Principal, and Community Partners in Education

Diane Morgan: How can I improve my support of teachers' Action Research Projects