By using things like PLC's and Site Based Committees collaboration with peers becomes much more effective in producing the best school district possible that will meet the needs of the people who care about it. As a teacher, action research will allow me to identify my weak areas and implement a plan for improvement that will make me a better instructor. It will encourage me to question myself when the outcome of certain situations did not have the end result I had in mind. Change is good and with action research, the ability to change with the times in order to address the needs of my students over time will be a much easier and ongoing process. Along with this new concept also came the collaboration of peers through blogs and discussion boards. It is very interesting to see others’ views about things going on in other districts. To see that the concerns and issues that affect my district also affect others has a calming effect knowing that we are not alone. The texts were very informative as well and I have learned a completely new way of researching a project and learning from others instead of only using my personal ideas. Knowing how to question myself has made me become a stronger school leader and eventually a strong administrator. The assignments for this course have given me a good solid foundation on research that will carry through for years to come. Although I enjoyed many aspects of this course, the highlight for me was to develop my action research project. Now that I have decided on my topic and have a plan developed to reach a goal I can’t wait to get started on it and see end result. Developing a vertical alignment with an online component such as Edmodo or Project Share will be a very interesting experience. I am hopeful that the end result will have the desired effect and improve the education or our students. That may be the final statement to be made about this course and any courses in the future. We are enrolled in these courses for a reason and that is to become a better leader and administrator with the end purpose to improve education as we know it for the sake of the children’s lives that we touch. In this constantly changing world we must constantly change and evaluate what we are doing for our students. If we don’t question and make changes as needed the level of instruction will continue to decrease until we are not having any success in our school systems.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Reflections of EDLD5301
What is action research you might ask? Well according to Dana (2009) action research is when an administrator or teacher studies his own practices and determines if what he is doing is effective or needs change. This evaluation is analyzed by using self-questioning in order to analyze, develop, and share and becomes a tool for learning and school improvement. This was a new term for me and at first did not seem to be a big deal. However, as I read more and more about it, it made much more sense. Traditional methods of research uses outsiders to collect and analyze data and predict what they think might happen. With action research, all inquiries are done by people with personal interest or involvement in the situation or issue so therefore the outcome means so much more. When the outcome of an issue determines the success of a teacher, administrator, or students the people involved tend to want what will work best for them.
By using things like PLC's and Site Based Committees collaboration with peers becomes much more effective in producing the best school district possible that will meet the needs of the people who care about it. As a teacher, action research will allow me to identify my weak areas and implement a plan for improvement that will make me a better instructor. It will encourage me to question myself when the outcome of certain situations did not have the end result I had in mind. Change is good and with action research, the ability to change with the times in order to address the needs of my students over time will be a much easier and ongoing process. Along with this new concept also came the collaboration of peers through blogs and discussion boards. It is very interesting to see others’ views about things going on in other districts. To see that the concerns and issues that affect my district also affect others has a calming effect knowing that we are not alone. The texts were very informative as well and I have learned a completely new way of researching a project and learning from others instead of only using my personal ideas. Knowing how to question myself has made me become a stronger school leader and eventually a strong administrator. The assignments for this course have given me a good solid foundation on research that will carry through for years to come. Although I enjoyed many aspects of this course, the highlight for me was to develop my action research project. Now that I have decided on my topic and have a plan developed to reach a goal I can’t wait to get started on it and see end result. Developing a vertical alignment with an online component such as Edmodo or Project Share will be a very interesting experience. I am hopeful that the end result will have the desired effect and improve the education or our students. That may be the final statement to be made about this course and any courses in the future. We are enrolled in these courses for a reason and that is to become a better leader and administrator with the end purpose to improve education as we know it for the sake of the children’s lives that we touch. In this constantly changing world we must constantly change and evaluate what we are doing for our students. If we don’t question and make changes as needed the level of instruction will continue to decrease until we are not having any success in our school systems.
By using things like PLC's and Site Based Committees collaboration with peers becomes much more effective in producing the best school district possible that will meet the needs of the people who care about it. As a teacher, action research will allow me to identify my weak areas and implement a plan for improvement that will make me a better instructor. It will encourage me to question myself when the outcome of certain situations did not have the end result I had in mind. Change is good and with action research, the ability to change with the times in order to address the needs of my students over time will be a much easier and ongoing process. Along with this new concept also came the collaboration of peers through blogs and discussion boards. It is very interesting to see others’ views about things going on in other districts. To see that the concerns and issues that affect my district also affect others has a calming effect knowing that we are not alone. The texts were very informative as well and I have learned a completely new way of researching a project and learning from others instead of only using my personal ideas. Knowing how to question myself has made me become a stronger school leader and eventually a strong administrator. The assignments for this course have given me a good solid foundation on research that will carry through for years to come. Although I enjoyed many aspects of this course, the highlight for me was to develop my action research project. Now that I have decided on my topic and have a plan developed to reach a goal I can’t wait to get started on it and see end result. Developing a vertical alignment with an online component such as Edmodo or Project Share will be a very interesting experience. I am hopeful that the end result will have the desired effect and improve the education or our students. That may be the final statement to be made about this course and any courses in the future. We are enrolled in these courses for a reason and that is to become a better leader and administrator with the end purpose to improve education as we know it for the sake of the children’s lives that we touch. In this constantly changing world we must constantly change and evaluate what we are doing for our students. If we don’t question and make changes as needed the level of instruction will continue to decrease until we are not having any success in our school systems.
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