Leadership Post - Week 3

My leadership project revolves around sharing information from my Action Research (AR) project.  I wanted to find out, through completing my AR project, whether or not creating Cornell note templates would assist my English Language Learners (ELLs) in understanding and retaining information they'd read.  The templates were made available to students through Google documents, both during school at from home.  The reason I'm choosing to share this information is because I think anyone who teaches ELL students knows how they sometimes struggle to read textual information, take notes, and retain the information.  Based on the data I collected and feedback from the students, this strategy is well worth employing.

I have chosen to attempt publication with Science Scope, a publication for middle school teachers, providing information about current trends, hands on activities, and best practice.  I feel strongly that students need to be able to read and take comprehensive notes at the middle school level.  This skill will enable them to be more successful in high school and beyond.  Through sharing information about my project, I hope to encourage teachers to encourage their students to practice and perfect their note taking skills.


Here are links to my previous week's Leadership Posts:


Week #1
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8545998065174408654#editor/target=post;postID=9078806271785156499


Week #2
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8545998065174408654#editor/target=post;postID=1582943399686567983


Link to my Leadership Document:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kb06nys3hNLSccFPXdS2D6GdR9xvozFZMKwQrGTjhWQ/edit

Link to NSTA National Science Teachers Association web page:

http://www.nsta.org/publications/journals.aspx#authors

Link to specifics regarding writing manuscripts for NSTA:

http://www.nsta.org/publications/journals.aspx#authors