Thinking about presenting

Such an open choice.

Ok, so I've been thinking about this publishing and leadership project and have decided to take the publishing route instead. It's too scary for me to think about getting up in front of my peers and really not knowing what I am going to talk about. I know I'd be talking about my AR project, but what makes me the expert, other than the fact that I've done the research. Nothing about this makes me an expert, just a researcher.
Then again, I think about it and I feel like I do have good information to share. I feel like what I did in my AR gives teachers an option and an avenue to increase parent communication. This in turn, creates more engagement in the classroom with the kids and the parents.  They want to be involved, the want to know what's happening and they want to be able to talk with their kids about what they did during the day and get an answer other than "I don't know."
 To be honest right now, I just don't know! I don't know which way to go.

Week 3-Publishing and Leadership

Well, I have to admit to concept of presenting my Action Research scares the poo out of me. I have never been much of a public speaker. I struggle to speak in front of the staff at my school.  However, I don't feel that publishing a paper really gives people a good idea as to what I did and what happened during my Action Research. 

I started looking at Dr. Bedard's list of journals and conferences. That was even scarier for me. But, in all reality, I need to step out of my comfort zone and reach further. I came to this program for it's quality and am coming out of it with so much more knowledge than I ever expected.


I've looked at a few of the conferences that are listed there and many seem to be too broad for me. I looked in ISTE and SITTE, but again both seemed too broad for me and I guess a little part of me doesn't feel progressive enough to go that far.

I've been looking at the Wisconsin Education Association Council's state teachers convention. This would meet my needs in many ways. One, it's close to home. Two it's my state. Three, these would be my peers.