Taking Action With Teacher Research

When teachers form networks to share their knowledge, they are breaking down obstacles that have thwarted their leadership for so long. Action research empowers teachers to do just that

ELLEN MEYERS is a founder and Senior Vice President of the Teachers Network, a nonprofit education organization. She is also Director of the Teachers Network Policy Institute, Editor-in-Chief of the By Teachers, For Teachers series of handbooks, and a seminar leader in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University.Frances OConnell Rust is advisor to the Teachers Network Policy Institute and Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University. She is also President of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.