The inquiry celebration at Lakeview was both informational and enlightening.  I got outstanding insight into what my experience will be as a student teacher completing action research.  I'm very excited to begin researching next year in my classroom.

Jackie Gacek's research was the most enlightening for me.  She is a Social Studies/Secondary Education major and she focused her action research on integrating Math into her classroom.  She used resources such as Google Earth, Glogster, etc. to combine both Math and Social Studies.  Indirectly, there was an English focus as well with lessons such as vocabulary and various readings.

Overall, the inquiry celebration made me feel at ease with entering my 5th year in the program.  I'm excited to work alongside with my small group facilitator, Megan Smith, as I prepare for my own action research project.  I've decided to try and focus on geography in the history classroom, and see how emphasizing geography at the beginning of each unit with affect my students' understanding of the topic.