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Action Research Projects from 2025

Theory to Practice—It’s a Long Jump!

Gracie Ann Meives
Evaluating Student Achievement Through Rigorous Project-Based Learning in Secondary Science Education

Mickayla Rose Timberlake
Developing Digital Literacy Among High School Civics Students

James O’Neil
From Representation to Transformation: The Role of Cultural Relevance in Effective Pedagogy

Wyatt Anthony Smith
Students and Citizens: The Effects of Civic Education on Students and their Communities

Walter Du Ruz Bender
Incorporating Multicultural Education into a Drama Classroom at a Predominantly White High School

Troy Pennington
Emotionally Charged Performances in Music Education Classrooms: Fostering a Positive Learning Environment through Culturally Responsive Teaching

Trevor R. Wilson
Culturally Responsive Teaching Can Support Student Engagement and Inclusiveness in Physical Education

Trevor Karsseboom
Closing Practices of Gratitude in the Classroom

Susan Nash
Intervention Strategies at the Middle School Level: Methods and Practices for Student Engagement

Shannon Pickering
You Are Not a Failure, They Failed You: A Disability-Focused Approach to Education

Sarah Stover
Social Emotional Learning in a 6th-Grade Science Classroom

Nathan Goodson
Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Using the Legal Method

Miriam Gormley
The Love for Learning: Promoting Curiosity and Student Academic Ownership Through Interest-Driven Project-Based Learning

Maxwell Copeland
Active Learning & Inquiry-Based Learning: The Means of Providing Holistic Education to Students

Martin Thomas Hainz
Fostering Engagement in the Classroom Through Creative and Motivational Activities

Madeline Rose Lehrer
Anxiety, Confidence, and a Little Bit of Mindfulness

Lydia N. Lisetski
Teaching to Self-Edit

Liz Johnston
Transition Shock and Confidence Development in New ASL-English Interpreters: A Yearlong Action Research Project

Lindsay Brady
Pathways to Professional Interpreting: An Autoethnography of a Deaf-Parented Person of Color

Lauren J. Jourdonnais
Questions, Discussions and the Path to Deeper Thinking

Joshua DiStefano
Designing for All: How Universal Design for Learning and Bilingual Supports Promote Engagement in High School Physical Education

Johnny Martinez-Isaac
Effects of Social Cognitive Theory on Student Motivation in a Secondary Level Art Classroom

Jeneba Diane King
Acting Out Strength: The Intersection of ACEs, Theater, and Student Resilience

Jayne Welch
Pushing Toward Fearlessness: A Freewriting Project with Sophomore English

Hilda Kleiman
How Current Events Impact Social Justice Understanding

Helen Leon
Folk Song and Dance Night: A Community Musical Event

Haley Boyer
Incorporating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy into the Classroom

Hailey Thompson
Culturally Responsive Teaching

Guadalupe Lagunas Garcia
Feedback With Purpose: How Responsive Teaching Builds Trusting Relationships and Academic Confidence

Grace M. Neville
Creating Community and Critical Consciousness Using Culturally Responsive Practices in a High School English Classroom

Forrest Leisner
Differentiated Teaching Methods in the Band Room

Eric Wallace
Empowering Civic Agency: A Social Justice Approach in a U.S. Social Studies Classroom

Emily M. Miller
Examining the Impact of the Teaching Games Model on Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Physical Education

Emilie Means
Keeping the (heart)Beat: Music Therapy in the General Music Classroom

Elizabeth Lovell
Late Linguistic Learners Becoming American Sign Language Interpreters: Challenges and Effective Strategies for Success

Dierdra Marie Girardeau
Strategies to Improve Interpersonal Student Engagement in the Classroom

David M. Fox
Culturally Responsive Teaching in a Middle School Orchestra Classroom

Cindy Flores
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Young Environmental Scientists

Carson Pinkstaff Cosentino
Differentiated Instruction on Verbal Student Engagement in a Mixed High School Sociology Class

Cameron Nielsen
The Impact of Collaborative Learning and Game Elements on Student Engagement

Caleb DeHart
Encouraging Differentiation to Engage Students

Cade O'Connor
Inquiry Based Learning, Critical Thinking, and Civic Engagement In Eighth Grade Social Studies

Brynnan Burns
A Rough Sketch: Cultivating Motivation and Self-Efficacy in High School Art Students

Ariel Rolfe
Teaching for Diversity in a Non-Diverse Classroom

Andy Rommel
Each One, Teach One: A Case for Metalinguistic Interpreter Education

Amanda Wheeler-Kay
A Study of Students’ Writing Self Efficacy: Making Language Arts Students More Confident Writers

Alexandria Ilyse Chipman
Reflection in Action: Interpreter Self-Efficacy and Intentional Practice

Erin M. Mackey
Navigating the Labyrinth Through A Cultural Advocacy Perspective: Exploring a Staff Sign Language Interpreter’s Role in a California Prison

Stefanie O'Brien, MS, ADAC
Feedback as Confidence: Practical Applications for a Practice Profession

Andrew Riley Krugielki
The Matrix of Belonging: a Reflective Analysis of Defining and Cultivating Belonging in the Interpreting Profession

Ayla Lynn Adkins
Physical Strain the Human Body Experiences in a Work Setting: Video Relay Services

Janessa Torres
Self-efficacy, Emotional Regulation, and the Novice Interpreter

Alexa Milam
Breaking the Ice: A Comprehensive Exploration of Freezing in ASL/English Interpreting

Madison Lantis
The Dream of a Seamless Switch: Code-switching between American Sign Language and Protactile Language as an Interpreter and Co-navigator

Alyssa Alpers

Action Research Projects from 2024

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Art

Morgan Amerson
Trauma-Informed Teaching Practice: An analysis of implementing practices in a middle school language arts classroom

Tarrah Meyer
The Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in a High School Spanish Class

Ana Fox
Increasing Engagement in Social Studies Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning

Paul Brody
Affirming the Mathematical Potential of All Students Through Warm Demander Pedagogy

Marc Hunter
Promoting Student Engagement in Science Through Culturally Relevant Teaching

Ellis Moore
Examining Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education

Carlos D. Ramirez
Rhizomatic Learning in Practice: Facilitating Collaborative Learning in Middle School Art

Brianna Rigg
Increasing Student Engagement in the Middle School Art Room Through Warm Demander Pedagogy

Anna Cottom
The Art of Teaching: Combining Teaching Artistic Behaviors and Discipline-Based Arts Education

Alanna Volk
Enhancing Engagement through Culturally Relevant Teaching in a Low-Income High School English Classroom

Aiden Littau
Differentiated Instruction in the 12th -Grade Social Studies Classroom

Adrianna Davis
Teaching Mathematics with A Citizenship Focus

Valeria Romero Prada
Promoting Student Agency and Engagement Through the Use of Inquiry Based Learning in the Science Classroom

Terry Marcey
What is Driving Student Motivation?: Improving Motivation in Physical Education

Sam DuPuis
Inclusion of Students with Autism in Mainstream General Education Classrooms

Robert Michael Redfield
Game On: Boosting Student Engagement in Secondary Social Studies through Gamification

Ricardo Armadillo
INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT BY SUPPORTING NEEDS

Raphael F. Concha Garcia
Exploring the Educational Benefits of Ocarina Instruction: A Focus on Musical Reading Comprehension in Elementary Students

Nikita Williams
Increase Student Engagement in High School Business Classes Through Providing Real-Life Connections to Students

Nadia J. Ceballos McLeod
A Study of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

Melanie Oakes
Bravery in Teaching: Climate Science Reality

Mel Spring
Using a Multi-Genre Approach to Teaching Literature: Enhancing Motivation and Engagement

Maya Hatton
Reading Motivation in Students

Mary Driskell
A Place for Everyone: Exploring Diversity, Inclusivity and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Theatre Classroom

Madeline Williams
Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning in Social Studies

Lindsey Shriner
Breaking Barriers: A critical exploration of race, curriculum, and inclusivity

Lindsey Rivenes-Howard
Critical Media Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Classroom

Lance Lilly
Songwriters in the Round: Centering Student Voices and Decolonizing Curriculum in the Secondary Music Classroom

Kevin Fox
The Use of Technology Guided by the SAMR Model in the World Language Classroom to Increase Student Engagement

Jenny Workman
Traditional VS. Suzuki Method: Which Method Of Teaching Is More Effective for Beginning Strings

Gregory Eggleston
BREAD AND ROSES: ON THE POWER OF CLASS STRUGGLE UNIONISM FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Geovanny Tolentino
Supporting Students Mental and Emotional Well-being through the Implementation of Social Emotional Learning

Garrett Netter
Teaching with Culturally Sustaining Music in the Elementary Music Classroom

Elijah A. Thompson
Fostering in the 21st Century Technology in the High School English Language Arts Classroom

Baylee Groom
Responsibly Performing Music From Diverse Cultures

Anna C. Smoll
Teaching Business Education and Career and Technical Education to Diverse Learners

Abraham Diaz
Imposter Syndrome, Confidence, Self-Talk, Oh My! The Benefits of Positive Self-Talk for Interpreters

Jenna M. Vascimini Protheroe

Action Research Projects from 2023

Action Research Projects from 2022

"I Need Help! The Journey of a Novice Interpreter with Their Mentor and Coach"

Daniela Lopez
A Journey of Growth Through Practicum: Research Based Strategies of Differentiation, Planning, and Content Pedagogy

Darcie Gutierrez
A Modern Take on Research and Teaching Science

Andrew Weber
A Post-Pandemic Philosophy of Music Education

Andrea Morgan
Action Research Project: Practice in Action Improvement Through Self-Study

Matthew Neltner
Applying Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Planning, Instruction & Assessment to Create an Effective Learning Environment

Rachel Graham
Applying Process Theory to Motivate Music Students

Mark Pipes
Art Classroom: Creativity, Motivation, Discovery

Rebekah Halstead
Becoming a better teacher through differentiation: new instructional methods and addressing controversy in the social studies classroom.

Benjamin Finnegan
Best Practices for Effective Teaching Through Implementing Research Based Methods for Classroom Management, Scaffolding, and Technology Integration

Sarah Keefauver
Betting on Yourself: Developing Confidence as a Novice Sign Language Interpreter

Alison Steinmetz
Building Engagement in Social Studies Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Relationship Building

Celine Farrimond
Can Lesson Plans and Effective Teaching Strategies Create an Inclusive Classroom?

Holly Blakely
Creating an Inclusive Social Studies Classroom Through Best Practices

Arthur Monson
Critical Thinking, Life Skills, and Social Studies

Ken Armstrong
Cultural Familiarity Through Mentorship: A Way to Increase People of Color Retention within Interpreting Education and the Profession

Valerie Manseau
Culturally Relevant Instruction and Literacy in Art Pedagogy

Kelsie Leach Provancha Johnston
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Emily Pennington
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Reduction of Anxiety in a Mathematics Classroom

Valerie Schockelt
Culturally Responsive Teaching in 8th Grade Social Studies

Aubrey Rogers
Differentiation, Gradual Release of Responsibility, and Second Language Methods in the World Language Classroom

Lauren Row
Effective Teaching Strategies for an Up-and-Coming Science Teacher

Daniel Lampe
Effects of Exercise on an American Sign Language Interpreter: Work Production, Mental Health and Physical Health

Sierra Greiner
Equity Through the Instrumental Music Education Program

John Donnelly
Growing the Next Generation

Luke T. Campbell
How Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Evidence-Based Practices, and Focusing On the Long Term Benefits of Art Education Affect Teaching

Genevieve Hardin
Inclusive Education and Teaching Social Sciences

Ty Currie
Increasing LGBT+ Inclusivity in Rural Schools

Aimee Love
Integrating Best Instructional Practices into the English Language Arts Classroom

Miranda Warren
Leveraging Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Thought Partners, and Technology for Collective Efficacy in the Instrumental Music Classroom

Baylor Turnbow
Making Self-Care, Well-Being, and Emotional Intelligence a Part of Your Life

Evelina Macias
Multimodal Literacy in Drama and Language Arts Classrooms

Shawn Bookey
NOT-SO-DELIBERATE, DELIBERATE PRACTICE: A Contextual Framework for a Part-Time Interpreter

ShaCarol Stewart
Physical Education: Where it is Now and How it Can Improve

Joe Reed
Putting It Together: Best Practices in Arts Education and Theatrical Education with Neurodivergent Students

Evan Tait
Representation at the End of the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Representation in Middle School Social Studies

AnnaMae McClain
Supporting English Language Learners Through Effective Teaching Strategies

Christopher Feskens
Teaching for Empathy in the Language Arts Classroom

Cylinda Neidenbach
Teaching New Generations the Language of Mathematics

Nicholas Kolta
Teaching Students in Modern Day Physical Education Classrooms

James Leach
Teaching with Differentiation: Students Searching for Joy and Justice

Jay Wylie
Teaching: An Exploration of Best Practices

Timothy Pickle
Using Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, and Alternative Teaching Practices to Engage Learners: An Action Research Project

Jeneveve Winchell
We Are All Students: Finding Success in Teaching with Empathy and Humanity

Arilla Utley
Writing with Purpose and Intent

Carmen Deol

Action Research Projects from 2021

A Beginning Investigation of High-Leverage and Best Practices for Engaging LGBT Students of Color: An Action Research Project

Theodore Rodrigues-Smith
A Study of Relationships as a Contributor to Student Success

Rhoda Scherrer
Action Research in Applying Culturally Responsive Teaching, Engaging Lesson Plans, and Balancing a Learning Management System with Lecture

Jesse Aitken
Adjusting Instruction to Enhance the Digital Classroom

Jake Ruger
Applying Social Constructivism in a Middle School Social Studies Classroom

Jonathan Penrice
Assessing Teacher Readiness in Secondary Mathematics Education

Riley Lamont
Classroom Environment: The Essentials Of Teaching Physical Education

Leah Jones
Components for a Successful Band Program

Jonathan Corona
Creating an Equitable Classroom Through Relationship Building

Brynn Eiffler
Critical Thinking in a Culturally Responsive Classroom

Joseph Cirello
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Kim Jackson
Culturally Responsive Teaching, Project Based Learning and Health Teaching Goals

Julia Shinkle
Developing my Teaching: Analyzing Personal Teaching Strategies

Jessica Schimmoller
Effective Geometry Teaching through Communication, Collaboration, and Common Core Standards

Lydia Vincent
Effective Lesson Planning for First Year Teachers to Encourage an Equitable Learning Environment

Madalyn Grieb
Efficiency in Classroom Management

Lauren Biamont
Empowering the Arts

Jeanine Newsome
Fostering 21st Century Literacy in the Middle School English Language Arts Classroom

Samantha Stroup
How Can Autonomy, Culturally Relevant Curriculum, and Scaffolding Impact my Teaching in a Physical Education Classroom

Joseph Gaylord
Improved Instructional Practices Through Reflective Data on Differentiation, Scaffolding, and Expanded Literacies

Leslie McLane
Improving Student Engagement in High School Mathematics Instruction

Edward Klem
Integrating Best Instructional Practices into Contemporary Health Education

Nicholle Leeming
Language is a human right: How modern classrooms address, adjust, and provide equal access to education

Whitney Hines
More Than Chocolate Cake and Bubble Baths: The Effects of Self-Care on Perceived Levels of Stress for Interpreters

Jenny Litvinchuk
My Readiness and Progression: A Student-Centered Approach

Brady Blatchley
Providing Diverse Texts to Secondary Learners: Encouraging Critical Inquiry and Understanding

Elinor Manoogian-O'Dell
Reflexive Analysis of Diversity, Effective Instruction, and Experiential Learning

Nathan Young
Scaffolding Agentic Literacy & Voice Honoring Practices For Language Minority Students

Rachel R Fletcher
Scientific Inquiry - Getting Students Curious about Science

Blake Looney
Social Emotional Learning in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom

Laurie Way
Social Emotional Learning in Writing Instruction

Anthony Rimel
Social Studies Doesn’t Have to Be “Boring": Engaging Secondary Students in Social Studies Education Using Student-Centered Strategies and the C3 Framework for Inquiry Towards Real-World Social Justice Outcomes

Krista Jansen
Sociocultural Implications of Providing Differentiated and Equitable Learning Strategies in Spanish Language Classes

Karen Bajpai
Supporting Latinx, Spanish-Speaking Emergent Bilinguals with Culturally- Sustaining Pedagogy

Melissa Vargas
Teaching English Language Arts Using Comics

Carol Johnson
Teaching in the Dark: Increasing Student Engagement in Comprehensive Distance Learning

Abraham J Maletz
Teaching Secondary Art in the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Art applications that create a reflective curriculum online and in-person

Tara Preston
Teaching Social Studies to Social Justice and Equity Through the Lens of ELL Students

Erik Anderson
The benefits of imbedding literacy and skill development into content while embracing culture and diversity in the classroom

Ryan Bell
The Integration and Application of Experiential Learning, While Focusing on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.

Anthony Whipple
The Online Classroom: Best Practices for Teaching in a Pandemic

Rachel Foote Allen
The Pandemic of Online Teaching

Steven Swanson
The Reading Habits of High School Former English Language Learners

Jay M. Gipson-King
The Role of Access: Interpreting for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Immigrant Students

Anna Jacobs
Transition Shock: Do Words Impact My Work?

Stephanie L Bessinger
Use What We Have : Ways to Contextualize and Improvise in the Classroom

Todd Fadel
Voices from the Islands: Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Practice and Reflections in Pacific Rim World History

Kenneth Roundy
Whole Child Philosophy

Bryce Peila

Action Research Projects from 2020

We are what we eat: Gauging the effects of nutritional choices on the cognitive performance of an educational interpreter

Nicole Larson
Too many voices: Effects of mental health diagnoses on self-efficacy and interpreting

Sabrina Spansel
The Effects of Exercise and Human Relationships on Interpreting

Makenna Caccavo
Rooted in Reflection: Developing My Professional Identity During My First Year as an Interpreter

Rachel R Williams
Personal and Professional Ethics: The Impact on Decision-Making in Elementary Education

Danielle R Kenoyer
Mindfulness and Interpreter Cognitive Load

Cindy Chambers
Making the Dream Work: Teaming Intimacy for Interpreters in Freelance Settings

Rebekah J Cheeley
Interpreting and Dyslexia, How to Cope

Elaina Snow
Incorporating Physical Exercise and Job Crafting to Buffer Cardiovascular Disease and Job Boredom in Video Remote Educational Sign Language Interpreting

Antonia Musto

Action Research Projects from 2019

It's Not Just for Jews Anymore: A Guide to Interpreting in the Jewish Setting

Jaclyn Korfin
How can I better live personal and professional values in my interpreting work with colleagues?

Peter Norland
Embracing Vulnerability: Exploring the Need for Strength-Based Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Sign Language Interpreters

Darcie L. Chin
Confidence—What Does It Have To Do With It? Everything!

Christina Woods
"Pursue Some Path": Green Space as a Self-care Method

Caitlin Masterson

Action Research Projects from 2018

“Ever since I left the city”: An auto-ethnographic action research project on interpreting in a K-12 setting

Halle Hamilton
Focusing the gap: Productive post-IEP development

Kerrie Ellen Lovercheck