The term "research" especially for a mathematics teacher such a myself seems less than ideal, however, partner it with "action" and you can peak my interest. Change cannot happen without learning from the past, becoming familiar with things that have worked and also things that have not worked. Action research seems intimidating, but it is something do every day, it is based around reflection, around knowing ourselves, and around knowing our students around us. 

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Prior to carrying out my action research which looked into the impact that the student-driven model of blended learning has on statistically lower achieving students in the Algebra 1 classroom, I came up with a plan for how I would carry out this process. This can be seen below.

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Revisiting my literature review that I create earlier on in my ADL journey was quite eye opening, as I now viewed the research with a new lens, familiar with what blended learning was and aware of what goes along with the implementation of it. Much of the research I found lacked application to my specific research question, however, showed some of the strengths and weaknesses of the model as a whole. My revisited literature review can be seen below.

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Far too often is data collected and nothing is done with in. For my action research, I have a plan on where I want to be and when. I know how I will compare my data that I collect and although I have not yet collected the data, I know that I will take the time to reflect. My "measurement strategy" shows what I will do with the results I find and how I will have them drive my future course designs are I proceed through my years teaching Algebra 1.