Standard 3
Standard 3 Standard 3 for Teacher Leadership states "teacher leaders improve teaching and learning through the use of educational research at the classroom and school levels". To accomplish this, we took two classes centered around this standard: 1. Action Research in School Settings and 2. Applying Research in School Settings. Both classes provided me the tools, skills, and intellect to successfully implement research principles into the music classroom. Prior to these course, I thought of research as a long arduous process, one in which I wasn’t going to enjoy or find practical. I have respect for researchers and I even enjoy reading research papers, but never thought I had the time, energy, or focus to engage in a quality research project. All of the vocabulary, data collection, and technical terms do not make research projects particularly inviting to me. I also thought about the necessity of research in the elementary cla...