Educational blogs

Eduacational blogs can be used by leaders to keep a record of their thinking along with the thinking of the stakeholders. The principal inquirer can pose questions to the students, parents, teachers, other admin staff, bus drivers and janitors. Not only does this provide a place to gather information, but also a place to reflect on our own thoughts to gain new and improved insights.

Action Research

What I have learned in my first week of EDLD 5301 about action research is that there is a name for what my team and I have discussed for years. Teachers have felt like the workshop was being done to them which caused reluctance to buy into the in-service topic. Many times after an in-service day we would discuss the opportunities we had right on our campus. Instead of bringing in all the experts to teach us something new, why could we not look to our own. There are many excellent teachers on our campus. If we had the chance to visit each other we could then learn from each other, sharing best practices. We could reflect upon our own body of work before and after sharing with another teacher improving what needed to be improved upon and giving ourselves a much needed pat on the back for the good we achieved. By being willing to stop, take a look at ourselves we can improve our school, student achievement, promote teacher confidence and build a true team environment on campus.

I am looking forward to using all the steps of the the action research plan, instead of just the relfect and correct. Reminding myself to be flexible, seek others to bounce ideas, and adjust different solutions to various issues will help me to achieve true growth. If my students see me reflecting and improving, perhaps they to will take up the process.