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General Meetings 2011/2012

Meetings for the 2011/2012 academic year will take place on: ! ! ! ! Thursday, November 17 3 pm - 5 pm at Crescent School Thursday, January 26 3 pm - 5 pm at Crescent School Thursday, February 23 3 pm - 5 pm at Crescent School Thursday, April 12 3 pm - 5 pm at Crescent School

Meetings
Meetings are catered and take place four times per year at Crescent School, with plenty of parking and accessible by public transit.

Website
Check out our website for action research resources and further information about TARGET. www.targetactionresearch.com

All necessary materials will be provided, as will light refreshments at each meeting.

Symposium
The TARGET Symposium will take place on: Monday, April 30 ! 3 pm - 5 pm ! at The Sterling Hall School Throughout this academic year, we will work towards preparing for round-table discussions and/or creating a poster presentation for the Symposium.

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Erica Sprules Chair - Steering Committee esprules@sterlinghall.com 416-785-3410 ext. 315

Toronto Action Research Group for Excellence in Teaching

Leading and supporting practitioners and educators through the action research process

Meeting Agendas
Meetings will begin with an inspirational keynote. The majority of the time will be spent working on action research projects and receiving valuable feedback in the following areas: Establishing a question Preparing a literature review Determining methodology and data collection tools Completing data analysis Writing up research Sharing your action research project We value our professional learning community and the support given to each member. Through each stage of the process, you will be guided and inspired. You will have time to learn about and further develop your research skills in a supportive environment with like-minded educators. Come to as many or as few meetings as you would like to get feedback on your work, suggestions on future directions, and support from action research colleagues.

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Wine and Cheese
The Toronto Action Research Group for Excellence in Teaching cordially invites you to a Wine and Cheese action research event.

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Member Schools 2010/2011

Appleby College Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School Branksome Hall Crescent School Havergal College Holy Trinity School Neil McNeil High School OISE St. Andrews College St. Clements School The Sterling Hall School Upper Canada College The mission of the Toronto Action Research Group for Excellence in Teaching is to foster a collaborative and supportive environment, to provide guidance to all action research members, with the goal of improving pedagogy and determining best practices.

Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Crescent School, Toronto

Toronto Action for the last twelve years Seonaid has workedResearch as a teacher trainer at Havergal College. She holds a Master of Education from the Group for University of Toronto in Curriculum Design. In her capacity as teacher trainer, Seonaid is responsible for ongoing mentoring of Excellence teachers that centres on the implementation of 'teaching for understanding' and effective assessment and instructional strategies. in Teaching Seonaid will focus this keynote presentation
on the significant role that action research has to play in teachers' ongoing development of reflective practices. Wine and light refreshments will be served.

Keynote: Seonaid Davis Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development at Havergal College

Leading and supporting practitioners and RSVP: Erica Sprules educators through the esprules@sterlinghall.com action research process 416.785.3410 ext. 315