There are many new components of action research that I learned about this week. Reading about the variety of wonderings made by educational leaders, according to Dana (2009), gave me a new perspective to the direction I felt would be best for my interests as an educator. As I gathered topics of interest for my action research plan, I focused mainly in the area of curriculum. I began researching other works in published journals that might guide me to my final action research plan. I learned that there were many people who have already done some research in the area of science lab implementation, but did not directly link their results to student achievement on standardized test in Texas. This will be the direction I take in my action research plan. While finalizing my decision for action research, I also kept in mind the comments made by educational leaders in video segments I viewed this week. I recall the importance to research an idea or wondering you have interest in. My experiences with the subject area of science helped me make my final decision easier.  Teaching science is my passion, and I am anxious to investigate if implementing a science lab on our campus will increase student achievement on the science standardized assessment.