In the beginning of this project, I knew that I needed to pick a topic and start gathering information. I did not know to what lengths it would take to actually learn on my own and create a meaningful product. This is a topic that I could have easily Googled and read about and then just kept it to myself. After completing this project, I now know that there is more to inquiry than just that. It is about learning, but also about growing. I consider myself a life-long learner, but what does that really mean? Am I learning or just reading and discarding?
Throughout this project, I was required to utilize the 8Ws developed by Annette Lamb. Sure I had read what they were and the assignments that had gone along with them, but until I completed this project I didn't really know what it truly was. Exploring each of these 8Ws in depth has really helped me find my strengths and weaknesses in completing research becoming closer to a life-long learner.
Not only has this helped me to become a better learner/researcher, but this is important information that I can pass along to future students. I have a teaching license, have taught in the school systems, but I have not really understood the struggles that students have when completing a research project. Utilizing not only Annette Lamb's model, but others as well will help me pass along this knowledge to students, teachers, technology coordinators, parents, and the administration.
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