So I must apologize to everyone I don't know what happened with my post, but for some unfortunate reason it was empty.  I am going to recreate what I wrote the first time around and hope it still makes sense.

To begin I don't have a class of my own yet, I'm a little unsure how to approach this process.  I am going to reference situations form my field experiences of the last year and conversations I've had with my field teacher

Situations which cause tension in the classroom - perceived support vs. actual support from administration and faculty, undermining the authority of a teacher from a superior, being unsure of boundaries - i.e. when/how do you get involved in a student's home life situation if it spills over into the classroom environment

Research Questions that interest me -

How is integration being used in art education?

How are integrated arts being used in schools?

What makes integrated arts curriculum effective?

What do I know about this topic vs. what I want to find out - 

I've been reading the journals; Journal of Special Education Technology, National Art Education Association, Teacher Education and Special Education, Visual Art Research, and Studies in Art Education, for a Research project from my Special Education course last semester.  These journals have more information than I personally have been able to sort through, what I need is a way to weed out what information is useful or not for my study.  Building upon the proven research techniques of previous teachers will help guide my own research.  

Prepwork for legwork - 

Seeings as how I don't have my own class yet if I make a habit of writing in a journal every night or daily writing down my thinking process now I will already have a routine established from which I will be able to build on when I do have a class. 

Problem solving in my daily life - 

Persistence and perseverance, if I don't know how to fix something I call my dad, if I don't know how to fix a problem in my artwork I make it up till I figure it out, if I don't know who to do something at work I consult my boss.  Trial and error, short term fixes until I learn a better more permanent solution.

Outcome of my research - 

I would hope the outcome would be a better learning environment for my student and more confidence in myself as a teacher.  AND I want to get my masters :)

Strengths vs Weaknesses - 

One of the biggest strengths I can think of is that I am have amazing faculty at MU and contacts I have made in the Columbia area that I can turn to (AMAZING!)

On the weaknesses side the list is pretty long.  I feel completely out of my depth even hypothesizing about any research I will someday be conducting.  

Giving up would be a truly disastrous outcome.

My potential as a working researcher - 

Before I can really sit down to right a paper I have to have my desk, room, apartment in order.  Some might call it OCD but I have to know where things are before long before I anticipate needing them so that when I do need them I don't have to get sidetracked in looking something.  I would hope that my classroom is the same.  Organized chaos if need be but organized all the same.  

I like to make list or tasks to be accomplished so that once they are done I can physically check them off and move onto something else.   

I know from past experiences I procrastinate, I also know I can form new habits to over come my shortcomings.  If I can quit smoking than I can make myself get out of bed every day an hour earlier and have more time to plan out my day to accomplish my tasks and achieve my goals. 

Prepwork for homework - 

I don't have a writing process, not really.  I know it doesn't come easy to me the way artwork does.  I have really only written papers for my teachers never for a publication or any kind of formal genre.   I have am million questions about research writing.  from where to start down to how to end and everything in the middle.  As far as what to do with my research once the whole project is done, if it's any good at all I want to be able to share it with my future collages.  If this project helps me become a better teacher than I want to be able to pass that knowledge onto others who might need it.