The process of writing my article detailing the rollout of my action research plan has been enlightening. I developed my article to share my ideas on flipping my classroom with interactive lessons. I included a brief overview of my innovation plan and the research that backs up my idea. In the article, I included preliminary results of my action research and ideas for possible future adjustments.

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I started by drafting my article outline to give me an idea of the story layout and to help me keep my intended audience in mind. Once I settled my outline, the rough draft process began. I received feedback on my article from both my learning community and a class instructor, then incorporated those comments and suggestions in my final article below.

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The intended outlet for my article is a publication such as Edutopia.com. Edutopia is a non-profit educational blog created to share real-world stories from teachers about what works best in the classroom. I chose Edutopia over other publications because I read it often. I like the style of the writing and that many stories come from first-hand classroom experience. It supplies me with practical ideas I can apply in my classroom. That's what I hope to be able to share with my readers.

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One edit suggested for my article was to take out the first-person narrative style. This style of article is more conversational and less suited to a journal or peer-reviewed source. Since I'm aiming for Edutopia, I decided to leave the first-person narrative in place. After reviewing some articles on Edutopia, I found several that were written from a first-person perspective and I actually preferred the style because it set up a personal relation to the context of the story. It helped me relate to the story because I could identify myself in the situation the writer describes. For instance, this article by Maurice j. Elias (2021) discusses rooting out implicit bias in our classrooms. He described a situation where a student confided in him that he didn't think his teacher liked him because the teacher never looked his way. I instantly identified with this because I'm often worried about engaging all of my students - I don't want anyone to feel left out. This article felt more like personal advice and I want that for my article, as well.

 

My article has not been picked up for publication so I've posted it here for review on my site.

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