Sunday, March 2, 2014

Group Planning Document for EDLD 5364 - Title of Lesson will be THE ALAMO!


EDLD 5364: TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY GROUP DOCUMENT:

GROUP MEMBERS:
April Harris (Blue)
Elizabeth King (Pink)
Marcus Arguello (purple)
Jeffrey Mitchell (Dark Red 1)
Brandon Stumon
Dane Richardson

Group website

Agenda to Cover this week:


- Need a Title Page for our Project Page
- Need Project Plan Page
- Google Doc (complete)

Web Conference questions below:

Where should we put our pages for everyone to review and update? On our website created last course?
I definitely think we should use our previous website for this.  Why reinvent the wheel? :) Team Awesome is back together again!
Here are some links that could help us come up with ideas for our group project differentiation lesson. Take a look at some or all of them when you get a chance. :)


Hey guys!  Team Awesome is back again!  
Elizabeth I think that is a great idea! I am attending the conference tonight and hope to get these questions answered.

GO TEAM A!
After attending the web conference, do you think we should just link our previous website to a new one to keep it from being cluttered with too much information?

Elizabeth, Thank you so much for the resources! Below you will notice 2 tables for us to fill in as we decide we are going to be doing. If everyone can start thinking of ideas for a lesson, fun activities, and etc  to share on Sunday, that would be great! See you all then.
yes.
Link below is directly to the classroom scenario for our project.

Yay, go Team Awesome!  Thank you so much for getting this set up for us!
Hey, everyone!
Hello all!! How’s the weather everywhere? Same here!!!
It’s sleeting and freezing up here. Tryna stay warm.
Same Here!  Chatting is fine with me.  I have read and watched the videos for this week, but I have not studied the project very closely.
So have any of you had a chance to look over this week? Or see the videos yet? Did you guys just want to do our first meet on here? We can do the chat feature of just type either way.
I read and watched all the videos, but I’m still confused on what the group project is. I’m ok with chatting on here also.Either works for me
Here is fine, chatting on here is easier.

Meeting and Agenda
Time and Date
Attendees
Summary
Google Docs/chat
Meet everyone discuss layout
Sunday, 3/02/2014
6:00-6:45 PM
April Harris
Elizabeth King
Jeffrey Mitchell
Marcus Arguello
Brandon Stumon
Dane Richardson
Creating lesson through Texas History, Texas Revolution. Lesson examples and outline will be in next meeting to look over. Planned next meet time.
Google Docs/Hangouts:
Work on planning website, decide on lessons for each person, make goals for the week.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 8:00 pm




Job Description
Person
Completion Date



















chat on 3/2/14
me
6:11 PM
Awesome!!!
Elizabeth
6:11 PM
Unit ideas?
me
6:11 PM
?
Elizabeth
6:11 PM
Remember the Alamo!
Brandon
6:11 PM
Texas Revolution
Marcus
6:11 PM
That's what Jeff just got done teaching...
Brandon
6:12 PM
it's an easy topic
me
6:12 PM
oh yeah!!
Elizabeth
6:12 PM
Jeff just give us all your materials then ha
Jeffrey
6:12 PM
Marcus is confused, I teach ELAR now
and I taught world cultures!
haha
me
6:12 PM
I'm okay with Jeff giving us all the material! :_):-)
Elizabeth
6:12 PM
Okay, you two are confusing me now.
Marcus
6:12 PM
I was confused about you teaching...
Elizabeth
6:12 PM
Tag, Jeff.. you're it!
me
6:12 PM
lol
Elizabeth
6:13 PM
no, to world cultures.. :/
Marcus Arguello
6:13 PM
Let's focus around the Alamo, great numbers stuff for math... the battle itself is great for reading and writing...
me
6:14 PM
I can get a full unit and lessons tomorrow on Texas Revolution.
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:14 PM
awesome
Elizabeth King
6:14 PM
Yes, and maybe we can bring in gun control into the conversation.
Marcus Arguello
6:14 PM
Science can always be linked in with the battles
Dane Richardson
6:14 PM
sounds good
Elizabeth King
6:14 PM
haah
Do we have to cover all the core content areas?
me
6:15 PM
That's a whole other level!! !:-)
Marcus Arguello
6:15 PM
I think as long as we have six areas... which could be tricky
me
6:15 PM
No, I was going to look at the unit and see how many lessons can be built off of it and we can each pick the lesson we want to concentrate on. How does that sounds?
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:15 PM
That sounds good April
Brandon Stumon
6:15 PM
sounds good to me
Elizabeth King
6:15 PM
Good.. Has anyone taught it lately or in the past?
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:16 PM
I have not.
Brandon Stumon
6:16 PM
i taught last semester
Marcus Arguello
6:16 PM
We used Travis's letters in class. Then we wrote an expository piece off of it.
Elizabeth King
6:17 PM
Oooohhh... that's good Marcus..
You're off the hook, Jeff. Brandon and Marcus are it now, lol
me
6:17 PM
I taught US history 8th grade the past 3 years, but now I'm instructional technology
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:17 PM
lol
Brandon Stumon
6:17 PM
i teach texas history currently
Elizabeth King
6:18 PM
What do you have on the Alamo, Brandon/
me
6:18 PM
awesome! do you want to look at your unit adn we both bring materials back on the next meeting?
Brandon Stumon
6:18 PM
Yes I'm good with that.
Marcus Arguello
6:18 PM
"Write to explain why people should stand up for what they believe in."
Elizabeth King left group chat.
Elizabeth King joined group chat.
me
6:20 PM
Marcus are you talking about what you just did in class?
Marcus Arguello
6:21 PM
Right before Christmas break...
Elizabeth King
6:22 PM
Have any of you looked at the sample websites, Dr. Cummings shared with us at the web conference?
Dane Richardson
6:22 PM
I am looking at it right now
Brandon Stumon
6:22 PM
We made Battle maps showing every major battle of the war
Elizabeth King
6:22 PM
Those will probably be our biggest assets.
Dane Richardson
6:23 PM
Main Objective: create a unit plan to solve a classroom scenario, focus will be to design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners
me
6:24 PM
Yes, and I looked at Dr. Cummings examples website. The only resources on there are the scenario, an ebook example, and link to lesson builder
Elizabeth King
6:24 PM
Question: how much technology is supposed to be used in the lessons?Is the whole lesson technology based? If so, are we assuming that students have their own laptops/Ipads?
Dane Richardson
6:24 PM
I think that we can decide that
me
6:24 PM
I think it needs to incorporate technology, but I don't think it all has to have technology in it.
Brandon Stumon
6:24 PM
i would think technology would just aide the lesson
me
6:25 PM
we can ask on wednesday
Marcus Arguello
6:25 PM
Agree with April and Brandon
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:25 PM
i would just assume it would be classroom provided iPads/laptops & i wouldn't think it would all be technology...like brandon said, just used as an aide
Dane Richardson
6:25 PM
I think it is to incorporate technology with theories like connectivism and constructivism
Elizabeth King
6:26 PM
Cool..way to apply your acquired knowledge, Dane!
Brandon Stumon
6:26 PM
sounds about right
Elizabeth King
6:26 PM
I am all about constructivism and connectivism.. that cyborg theory creeps me out. ha
Dane Richardson
6:26 PM
Same here
Brandon Stumon
6:26 PM
yeah that one was weird
Dane Richardson
6:27 PM
But if we were cyborgs we could just have a chip placed in our minds that had all this information already done
me
6:27 PM
Yea, but in reality that's our near future!!
Brandon Stumon
6:27 PM
elizabeth I guess we can take you off the list to get a chip inserted in your arm
me
6:27 PM:-)
Elizabeth King
6:27 PM
True, Dane. ha
@Brandon, I grew up in church so the chip in the arm equates to the mark of the beast lol
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:28 PM
lol
Brandon Stumon
6:28 PM
lol
me
6:28 PM
You guys crack me up
Elizabeth King
6:28 PM
crack kills, April! Say no
Okay, I could go on for days, but.. I won't. :)  Do we need to discuss our website at all?
me
6:29 PM
So for tonight do we want to have the Unit picked out and make plans forthe next meeting?
Elizabeth, it's a hard habit to break!
Elizabeth King
6:29 PM
yes, it is, April, and those are lyrics to a really great song. :)
Dane Richardson
6:29 PM
Sounds good to me. Is this google doc we are on what we list as the URL in this weeks assignment?
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:29 PM
yes
me
6:31 PM
yes. And Elizabeth, yes it is!!
When do you guys want to meet again?
Elizabeth King
6:32 PM
Do we need to post those thought questions to this document this week? and what do we have to have accomplished for this week's assignment besides a reflection?
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:32 PM
I am free all week this week!
Elizabeth King
6:32 PM
In that case, Jeff you get to do all the work!
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:32 PM
did i say this week? i forgot I am being moved to a 3rd content area this school year...lol
Elizabeth King
6:33 PM
lol
Dane Richardson
6:33 PM
I am good with any night except Thurs evening. I have a track meet because I am still coaching
me
6:34 PM
Ha!! This first video says what we need to have accomplished this week and so does the assignment. Oh gees I remember those days!! :-)
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:34 PM
tomorrow is our track night but it might get the axe because of weather
me
6:34 PM
Do you guys want to meet Tuesday night or Wednesday after our web conference for the class?
Marcus Arguello
6:34 PM
It sprinkled so we are shutting down the schools
Dane Richardson
6:35 PM
Tuesday or Wednesday is good with me
Marcus Arguello
6:35 PM
Wednesday is best
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:35 PM
Tuesday & Wednesday work with me
Elizabeth King
6:35 PM
haha, Marcus. That's no joke!
I'm good with either night
me
6:36 PM
Okay we can go with Wednesday since it works best for Marcus
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:36 PM
just for marcus
Elizabeth King
6:36 PM
Let's do all the things Marcus wants to do...
Brandon Stumon
6:36 PM
that's cool with me
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:36 PM
watch him no show us too
Marcus Arguello
6:36 PM
Oh, you guys... I'm blushing...
me
6:36 PM:-)
Elizabeth King
6:36 PM
We know where you work, Marcus.
me
6:37 PM
that's right!
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:37 PM
ya marcus, you have all of my old bad kids
ol slaton, where all the bad cavalier children go
Marcus Arguello
6:37 PM
And they're finally learning!
Elizabeth King
6:38 PM
air high five for that one, M.A.
you have to admit that was funny, Jeff.
Marcus Arguello
6:38 PM:)
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:38 PM
our test scores are better
Elizabeth King
6:38 PM
April, do we need to do anything with the website?
me
6:39 PM
I think right now we are good. I would think on our next meeting we need to start adding things into the planning page of our website don't you?
Brandon Stumon
6:39 PM
yeah i agree
me
6:40 PM
Awesome!
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:40 PM
yes, i agree
me
6:40 PM
8 pm good for everyone?
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:40 PM
8 works for me
Marcus Arguello
6:40 PM
Agreed. Because I said so... just kidding... I love this group
Elizabeth King
6:40 PM
yes. and 8 is good
Brandon Stumon
6:40 PM
works for me
Elizabeth King
6:40 PM
Welcome to Team Awesome, Dane!
me
6:41 PM
Awesome! Maybe we can start thinking about questions to ask Dr. Sanders and Dr. Cummings on Wednesday to have information ready for our meeting
Dane Richardson
6:41 PM
Works for me. Thanks for all of ya'll's help. Nice to get t know everyone
Elizabeth King
6:41 PM
Sounds good, April! Thanks for keeping us focused.
Dane Richardson
6:42 PM
Ya'll will have to tell me how to add things to the site. That is where I am clueless.
me
6:43 PM
Definitely!!! And Elizabeth, thank you all for being such a great group!! I really like working with everyone!!
Dane just let any of us know what you need and we will gladly help out!
Elizabeth King
6:43 PM
no problem, Dane. It's not extremely difficult. I mean,even Marcus and Jeff can do it.
me
6:44 PM
Right :-)
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:44 PM
ouch
me
6:44 PM
j/k
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:44 PM
lol
Elizabeth King
6:44 PM:)
Marcus Arguello
6:44 PM
Sorry, I forgot how to type
Elizabeth King
6:44 PM
exactly
Dane Richardson
6:45 PM
April, is the email that you sent me with ya'lls website the google site?
me
6:46 PM
I think so. Is it the team awesome google site link?
Dane Richardson
6:46 PM
yes
Elizabeth King
6:46 PM
I put our google site link at the top of this google doc, too, Dane. Okay, guys, I still have to go comment on two other discussion board posts and submit my assignment.
Brandon Stumon
6:46 PM
see ya wednesday
Dane Richardson
6:47 PM
Ok, Thanks for an enlightening evening everyone. Wednesday at 8
Jeffrey Mitchell
6:47 PM
alright, see ya wednesday
Elizabeth King
6:47 PM
Night, everyone!
Marcus Arguello
6:47 PM
See ya'll on Wednesday
me
6:47 PM
okay sounds good! I have to finish dinner!
Y'all stay warm! :-)

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EDLD 5364 - Week 1 Learning


Learning about Constructivism, Connectivism, & Cyborg Learning
Our objective for Week 1 of EDLD 5364 was to learn about three different theories known as Constructivism, Connectivism, and Cyborg Learning. There were four different videos to watch along with six different reading assignments. All three of these theories have an effective place in education. The information that I discovered has allowed me to evaluate how I can help to persuade my teachers on my elementary campus to implement some of these theories into their classroom.
I must start by saying the video on Cyborg Learning was scary to me. I understand that our world is continually moving towards a more technologically advanced world, but the idea of enhancing memory, learning, and communication by transplanting a microchip into our human bodies does not seem like a good thing. Advanced technology can be a good thing. It has many positive roles that usually result in making life easier. At the same time, sometimes we don't acknowledge the negative impact that technology has on our lives. For example, technology sometimes causes us to become more lazy. As a principal, one of the most common problems I see in the classroom is laziness. I am afraid that Cyborg Learning will lead us down a path of self destruction and indolence.
Constructivism in the classroom has many positive effects. Students seem to take more ownership of their learning when this theory is used in the classroom. It allows students to discover knowledge which leads to a deeper cognitive form of learning. When students use self discovering methods, they attach what is learned with their life experiences . This helps the student to develop knowledge on a deeper cognitive level that can be repeated time and time again throughout the students educational career. The toughest part of the constructivism theory usually lies in the role of the teacher. Teachers' tend to have trouble with letting go of the tightly structured classroom which is required to practice constructivism. Once they let go, they soon see that their students progress more efficiently and the teachers job actually becomes less stressful. As a principal, I see on a daily basis that the teachers applying this strategy have less behavior problems than teachers who refuse to relinquish some of the control int heir classroom.
Citation: Warwirk, K. (nd). Cyborg Life [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_17SY_ngI
Citation: Abbot, J. (nd). Building Knowledge: Construvism in Learning. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F00R3pOXzuk

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EDLD 5364 1st WEB CONFERENCE REFLECTION


Wednesday, February 26, 2014
During our web conference for the EDLD 5364 class, Dr. Cummings went over the general expectations for the class.  She shared that we were expected to plan and prepare a lesson that integrates technology in the classroom that would reach the needs of all students.  The original plan for the course was to require the class to work in groups.  Dr. Cummings had made arrangements for people to work as individuals, but during the conference many of the students requested to work in groups again.  I made it known to Dr. Cummings that I was not a technology student and that some of the instructions were overwhelming.  She then paired me up with April Harris.  Through further conversation, April was allowed to join her other group from a previous class.  Now, I believe I am a part of a group of six.  We will be meeting on Sunday night to plan and prepare for our project.  
     Dr. Cummings then introduced Dr. Sanders and two of the IA's that were present on the web conference.  I am not worried about the work in the course, but I am overwhelmed concerning the use of all of the technology that I am not familiar with.  My unfamiliarity comes because I am in the administrative masters program instead of the technology masters program.  Dr. Cummings did show us an example of how things should look using a Google doc.  This example communicated the expectations for the class, but did not help me know how to perform the tasks.  
     Finally, I realize that I am suppose to post my reflections and work to an ePortfolio page that I should have created in an earlier class.  The only thing I have created that is close to an ePortfolio is my blog page.  I am hoping the use of my blog page and it's url address is sufficient.  Maybe after the group meeting I will feel more comfortable about the class and the expectations.  We will have two other web conferences during the five week course to help us become more informed about the class and our progress.

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Conclusions to the Inquiry Process

 
     At the beginning of this class, I did not know what action research was.  This course has taught me in depth about the process of inquiry.  I have learned about this process through readings, discussions, and bloggs.  I plan to show what I have learned through not only my action research project, but also throughout my job. 
     There are several items about the process of inquiry that stand out as important, but reflection and self-assessment are two items at the top of my list.  By reflecting on my assignments, I am able to recall that Action research is the process of self-assessment that a principal or administrator uses to better himself or herself and his or her school.  It is very effective because it allows the leader to designate a time to reflect on the decisions that have been made while leading.  This gives the administrator the ability to evaluate whether the decisions made are benefiting the school and the work environment, or if another direction is necessary.  Dana defines administrative inquiry as, “the process of a principal engaging in systematic, intentional study of his/her own administrative practice and taking action for change based on what he/she learns as a result of inquiry.” (2)  When a principal is engaging in action research, he or she is posing questions, analyzing data, and reading relevant literature. In addition, the principal is making changes when and where it is necessary and sharing that information with peers. (Dana 2-3)
     My action research topic deals with parental involvement.  I have had several meetings with both the junior high and high school principals at my school, and they both agree that we need more parent involvement.  I am hoping that my inquiry will allow us to find ways to gain parental involvement from parents of at-risk students in order to improve academic and behavioral success.  I have shared that our school is working hard to improve this situation, and I believe that the development of my action research plan will provide some answers to allow us to achieve this goal. 
     Two strategies that I plan on using during my action research are the Force Field Analysis and the Delphi Method that is discussed in the Harris text.  I am excited about the results that the Delphi Method might provide because it will allow me to survey teachers in a safe environment.  Because this method provides a level of confidentiality, the parents can be share openly about reasons they don’t get involved in the education of their children.  (Harris, 95)
     The discussion board and blogging have also provided a great opportunity to learn.  I have enjoyed getting to know my peers and their thoughts about my inquiry.  This experience has changed my perception about the use of networking and peer reflection.  I am certainly less apprehensive about sharing, and I actually look forward to the constructive advice and communication of my colleagues.
  Reflecting on the knowledge that I have gained from this course has allowed me to organize my thoughts and formulate a plan to efficiently carry out my inquiry on parental involvement.  I feel much more comfortable about my inquiry and look forward to using this process in all areas of my job.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Action Research - Reflection

     This week has been a time of reflection.  The Harris text has offered a tool or strategy known as the Delphi Method that I am excited to used.  I think that it will provide some great insight to how parents really feel about our school culture.  As for my action research plan, I have no revisions at this time.  I believe that after discussing my plan with experienced administrators and reflecting on the feedback from the discussion board and blog, I feel as if I am on the right track.  Gaining parental involvement from at-risk students seems to be a problem that most schools deal with.  I only hope that my inquiry will result in finding effective strategies to help with this topic.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Action Research - The Heart of It

     Now it is all coming together.  The action planning template has allowed me to see a descriptive outline of what needs to be done.  The template has forced me analyze the goal, steps, timeline, resources, and evaluation process so that I have data to support the needs of the process.  My inquiry project deals with increasing parental involvement in the school system.  The purpose is to build a better working relationship between parents and school staff, in an attempt to create a better learning environment and culture for our school.  The difficult part is knowing if the plan will lead me in the right direction.  I feel as though I have acquired the knowledge and put together a plan that will allow myself to complete a successful and informative journey through action research.  The following is my template and overview.   
 
Action Planning Template
Goal: Increase parental involvement, improve at risk student performance
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation

Analyze & Evaluate new programs that have been added to improve parental involvement (online grades, surveys, title 1 documentation)

Principal of hs-Kurt Ashmore, principal of jh – Tim Webb, councilor – Ranessa Klink, teachers,& myself

Added programs from 2010/2011 school year and 2011/2012 school year. 

Research dates are 9-1-11 until
10-31-12

Title 1 parent documentation,
List of newly implemented programs for parental involvement

parent surveys,
teacher surveys,
collaboration with administration, teachers, parents, & myself

JH science class will perform parent/student energy project

Jamie Richardson who is 7th & 8th grade science teacher,
Parents, students, and myself

Months of Oct,
Nov, & Dec

Parents have to share the amount of energy used on electric, gas, & water – goal is educate households on energy usage and improve parental involvement.

Analyze data from the project,
People responsible are Jamie Richardson and myself

Title I Parent Meeting and
Parents night

Principal of HS-Kurt Ashmore, Principal of JH-Tim Webb & myself

October 4th, This is when we will pass out report cards

Parents, Teachers, Adminstration, Report Cards, Documentation of concerns

Parents and teachers will discuss the progress of the students and things that parents can do to help students education.

Parent Meeting for girls in athletics





                        

Compare results of parents attending school meetings and activities by using the Alert Now Calling Service that has been purchased

Myself and Shannon Brown and Amy Inman who are my assistant coaches


                         

Administration,
Teaching staff,
myself

October 22,  Cover expectations of girl athletes after first after school basketball practice
                     

2011/2012 school year

Parents, Coaches, copy of UIL rules and program rules




                        

Alert Now Calling Service, Administration, Parents,
School Activities

Coaching staff will evaluate the progress of meeting




                         

Administrators, Teaching staff, & myself will collaborated to evaluate and compare this years results


Format based on Tool 7.1 from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools
(Harris, Edmonson, and Combs, 2010)

 

Action Research Project
Process Overview
Increasing Parental Involvement

1.  Setting the Foundation – Through meetings with my site supervisors (Kurt Ashmore, Tim Webb) and interviewing several teachers, parental involvement is an issue that we need to improve.  It is believed that improvement in this area will create a better culture among community stakeholders, improve students’ grades, improve students’ behavior, and students’ attendance. 

2.  Analyzing Data – New programs that have been introduced to improve parental involvement along with documented attendance of parent meetings will be analyzed.  These new programs include: web-based grade books that allow parents to monitor their children’s progress throughout the year, parent surveys, teacher projects, and the Alert Service communication software.  Existing programs will also be analyzed such as: student parent night, the title I parent meetings, parent participation in ARD meetings, and any other data that I can find.  By analyzing these things, we will be able to see if there has been an increase of parent participation and possibly find even more ideas to increase parental involvement.

3.  Developing Deeper Understanding – To gain a deeper understanding of this current issue, parents will be interviewed and surveyed, teachers will be interviewed and surveyed, and administration will be interviewed.  Additional data from internet and journal research will be used to compare results from other research projects that have attempted to gain parental involvement. 

4.  Self-Reflection –This research project is feasible to carry out.  Our school district has designated funding,  the data is available, and the people needed are available.  The most difficult aspect will be getting parents to participate, which is the reason for doing this project in the first place.   The district added programs last year and is has agreed to continue to add new programs in an attempt to improve this part of our school’s culture.
5.  Exploring Progmmatic Patterns – The positive aspects of increasing parental involvement throughout our school is to improve at risk students behavior, attendance, and academic progress.  Negative aspects from parental involvement could be parents trying to influence discipline policies and grading policies.  Parents may also continue to refuse to take an active role in their children’s education, or some of the things that parents suggest may not be feasible for the school district to consider.  This might push parents further away from a positive relationship with the school district.

6.  Determining Direction –
A.   Goals and objective are clear which is:  Increasing parental involvement.  This should increase student attendance, academic success, and cut down on student discipline referrals. 
B.    Skills are in place and resources are allocated.
C.    Teachers and Administrators will be discussing the issues and evaluating the results of the research project.
D.  Timeline is realistic.  Data will be analyzed from the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school year.  New programs will be added throughout this school year.
E.  The plan is going to be monitored by my site supervisors.
F.  The plan will be analyzed by the administrators, teachers, and myself to determine the levels of success our school experiences.
G.  I will revise and improve the plan throughout the year after collaborative meetings and more data has been analyzed.

7.  I am using the 7.1 template from the Harris text to help implement my inquiry.  More information will be added to this template as revisions are needed.  To see this template look in the above assignment. 
8.  All results will be summarized and reported.  That information gained will be used to continue to implement more programs that might continue to enhance parental involvement.  
 







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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Make Inquiry Practical

     As I dig into learning about action research or inquiry, I believe that one of the most important aspects of this journey is to make the research practical.  I have struggled with a topic for action research because I forgot this simple rule.  To help in this decision I came up with three simple questions that made this decision easier for me.  First, I asked, what am I interested in researching?  This question helped some, but because of my wide variety of interest I was still stumped.  Second, I asked, how will this research help me become a better leader?  This helped narrow the topic, because before asking this, I found myself looking for topics that others might praise or find worthy of research.  Finally, I asked, what research topic might truly help my school district?  After asking this question, I found a topic that I wanted to pursue.  What a relief.  Now I don't feel as though I am going to be doing school work.  I feel excited that I will be performing a task that will make me a better leader, provide myself and others with useful knowledge, and hopefully I will come up with some suggestions to help my school district.  My inquiry will deal with parent involvement. 
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