I'm beginning
to get a grip on this blogging. I love all the ideas for action
research. It will make for a nice check list as I begin the new year and
for years to come as I see needs arise to question processes within our
school. Thanks to all for the great questions to Dr. Abshire. They are
very helpful. I am learning a lot about technology as well.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Blogs for educational leaders could be most useful. They are a quick way to share day-to-day information and experiences with classmates such as ourselves. Online courses are wonderful, but I do miss that connection of conversing and sharing what worked and gaining insight to questions I might have or might be struggling to solve. I hope I can utilize this blog in the way it was intended and gain many friends through the process.
What I haved learned about action research during week 1
Action
research by name was not familiar to me. Once I started reading about
the inquiry it involved, it then made perfect sense. I am on a campus
that uses this process. We are small, yet work very hard to improve
ourselves as professionals to increase our student learning. This means
we meet collectively in PLC's, Leadership Teams, and administrators are
involved in university course work.
Each
group does come together with a question in mind of how improvement in
one area can be reached. Norms and goals are then created with a time
line. Assessing takes place either with the administrator or the
teachers. Data over time is collected and the groups study the data and
reflect on what worked and what still might need improvement. Sometimes
it means a new question must be posed if the original goal was not met,
other times a new goal is made as progress is evident from the previous
goal.
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