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Research Plan

Draft Research Plan

Draft Research Plan

Jennifer Oglesby “What is Differentiated Instruction and how can the media center be included?”

I will begin my research by defining differentiated instruction and ways that it can be used to improve student achievement. Differentiated Instruction is a term that has become very popular in education in the past year. (Citations) Educators are always looking for methods or techniques that will place students of any ability level on the same playing field and in turn the students learn the needed information regardless of ability level.

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My question is how can I, as a media specialist, help teachers and students with this process and in what ways can I become a necessary part of student achievement.

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The data that will be collected will come in the form of a survey that will be given to teachers and also a questionnaire that will be given to teachers also. The survey will focus on the media specialist and the duties that are required of the position. The questionnaire will provide teachers the opportunity to voice their feelings on the differentiated instruction method and the assistance currently offered by the media center. Based on the findings of the data, interviews or other surveys might be needed to get a broader idea of differentiated instruction and the media center. I believe that this is a topic that deserves attention because as educators, media specialists are often seen as non-teachers, we provide on a service, but we are unable to actually teach students anything. Media Specialists are the ones who promote the skill of reading; we at times teach computer applications, research skills, higher order thinking skills, and other skills that are important for students to learn. And by learning more about differentiated instruction we can work with classroom teachers to provide the resources that are needed to level the playing field for all students.

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Jennifer, you need to pull everything together as part of your draft for this plan.