This week’s
lecture, interviews, readings and assignments focused on examples of action
research in educational settings. This week I studied the nine areas that are common targets or themes of school-based research projects. The areas include staff development, school curriculum, leadership skills, management, individual teachers, individual students, community/culture building, school performance, and social justice. Each area plays a vital role in the success of the campus and each area is composed of many components. This week I have identified my action research plan - How can I utilize technology for differentiation of content and assessments? How will flipping my math classroom effect student achievement in mathematics?
Showing posts with label Weekly Reflections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weekly Reflections. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Week 1 Reflection - Part 1
ACTION RESEARCH:
What is it and how may I apply it?
What is it and how may I apply it?
What is it?
Action research is a disciplined, systematic process in which leaders such as principals reflect on their administrative practice with the purpose to make improvements or changes based on their findings. Through action research, theories and knowledge generate from within the education setting unlike traditional research, performed by outside experts. Educational leaders and staff members become collaborative members by identifying, researching, and investigating their own problems as well as creating and implementing a solutions or action plans. Through this collaborative process, action research can improve relationships among staff members because they work together towards a common goal. Conducting action research has many benefits, which ultimately all work towards the betterment of the school and students. With action research, educators are able to make better decisions to improve an issue or problem within their school through reflection, collection of information, data collection and analysis. Action research allows educators to build on existing theories and practices to tailor to their own specific school needs. Action research encourages new ideas through reflection and research.
Action research is a disciplined, systematic process in which leaders such as principals reflect on their administrative practice with the purpose to make improvements or changes based on their findings. Through action research, theories and knowledge generate from within the education setting unlike traditional research, performed by outside experts. Educational leaders and staff members become collaborative members by identifying, researching, and investigating their own problems as well as creating and implementing a solutions or action plans. Through this collaborative process, action research can improve relationships among staff members because they work together towards a common goal. Conducting action research has many benefits, which ultimately all work towards the betterment of the school and students. With action research, educators are able to make better decisions to improve an issue or problem within their school through reflection, collection of information, data collection and analysis. Action research allows educators to build on existing theories and practices to tailor to their own specific school needs. Action research encourages new ideas through reflection and research.
How may I apply it?
I would incorporate action research within my school by targeting areas that need improvement or problems that need resolutions. I would solicit the faculty for their input regarding various issues and create small groups specific to the identified areas for the teachers to collaboratively research, collect and analyze school data in efforts to propose recommendations to improve the situation or solve the problem. I would have the group continue to re-evaluate and reassess the issue once the action plan is in place to determine its effectiveness. Through the process, teachers may identify other areas that need to be improved or problems without current solutions.
I would incorporate action research within my school by targeting areas that need improvement or problems that need resolutions. I would solicit the faculty for their input regarding various issues and create small groups specific to the identified areas for the teachers to collaboratively research, collect and analyze school data in efforts to propose recommendations to improve the situation or solve the problem. I would have the group continue to re-evaluate and reassess the issue once the action plan is in place to determine its effectiveness. Through the process, teachers may identify other areas that need to be improved or problems without current solutions.
Week 1 Reflection - Part 2
How Educators Might Use Blogs...
Blogs provide an avenue for educators to reflect their own thoughts. Educators may use a weblog to document thoughts correlated to investigating and solving inquiries. Weblogs are a source for educators to publish their research and solicit input from anyone on the web that may read it. Ultimately, weblogs provide an easy, accessible method to record data and information in a well organized, searchable, and reversed chronological order.
How Educators Might Use Blogs...
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