Please watch the video and answer the five questions
1a. Watch the AERA 2014 Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture, "Rigor and Realism: Doing Educational Science in the Real World" by Catherine E. Snow (Harvard University).
http://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/Previous-Annual-Meetings/2014-Annual-Meeting/2014-Annual-Meeting-Webcasts/2014-Wallace-Foundation-Distinguished-Lecture
2b. Respond to the following questions (based on the lecture and your own perspectives) in a one page document:
What are the challenges to doing research that is both rigorous and relevant to educational practice and takes into account the realities of the educational system?
What are some strategies that education researchers can use to overcome these challenges?
How do educational researchers benefit from understanding the perspectives of practitioners?
What is research-based practice? What are the benefits of this model? How do researchers and practitioners each inform this model?
How well do your own research interests address educational problems in the real world (be specific and give examples)?