EDLD 5397 Week 3 Conference Reflection

After reviewing the web conference discussions, I was surprised by how many people could not easily locate their district’s IRB policy.  I also had trouble finding the information and some of my colleagues had never heard of it.  Several people seemed concerned that they had already started their Action Research with “Human Participants”, but they were unaware they should have been following their local IRB.  I knew you had to get permission from parents, but I was unaware of the process in which you had to get approval from the district.  I was very grateful that my Action Research did not involve student participants.  The focus on PLCs at my campus will benefit the students, but I did not directly involve any students in my research.