During Week 2 I learned a great deal about how action research can benefit leaders, teachers,
administrators,students and the entire district.I learned that there are a diversity of action research topics that I can decide on for my research. I was able to utilize the nine areas of passion that are common for action research topics by reading the Dana text. Leading with Passion and Knowledge was very helpful because it presented the key areas and gave very good examples of how an action research project may result based on inquiry. I used the ideas presented in this book to propose action research topics for my school.
During Week 2, I enjoyed watching the videos with the three scholars. They
were very informative videos about action research and data analysis and
disaggregation. I chose
Dr. Johnny Briseno, Principal, Rancho Isabella Elementary and Dr. Timothy Chargois, Director of Research, Planning and Development in Beaumont ISD. I learned a great deal of information from
each of these scholars. From the first interview I learned that future leaders
should read and research via the internet and journals what other schools are
doing to resolve issues that I may be facing at my campus. The second interview explained that teachers
should always continue to learn. Teachers need to be action research oriented,
and bring in the qualitative data to be successful in the field of education.
As leaders we can no longer just focus on impacting a few students, we need to
use the data to may an impact on all. In summary, action research is the key to
success in the current educational system. As educational leaders and
facilitators we need to really learn how to read, understand and interpret data
to impact the lives of students.
In conclusion,
I feel that I am prepared to begin the process of my action research inquiry. I will use the information from the Dana text, scholar interviews, and my own research to propose action research topics that will enhance education and learning at my school.
Dana, N.F. (2009). Leading with Passion and Knowledge: The Principal as Action Researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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This is so true. Teachers are having to shift to having an open door in their classroom data for the whole of the school. If all teachers stay in their own closed room, then all the students may not benefit from what could be accomplished in collaboration.
ReplyDeleteAs you stated Nicholas, I also learned a lot. I saw things I thought needed to be researched and changed on my campus as well as things I wanted to do to be a great administrator. Discussion and reading seem to be the key to making our students successful.
DeleteThis was a very beneficial week for me. I really needed to see examples of this action research. I know how to do research, but how to really do the action end of it, I was not really sure. I have not seen examples of this in my own district. In fact, when I discussed it with my principal, he was amazed at what was being asked of us. He also couldn’t believe everything we have been asked to do in our internship. I think that we are learning very important skills that will make us better leaders.
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