My learning
from the action research course has included insights that I will immediately
implement in my current role as an academic facilitator. I have experienced
leadership from past principals who exemplified the importance of continual
action research to seek improvement in the academic environment. Throughout
the course, this importance was evident. As a participant in educational
change, I am appreciative of the follow through and observation of new
programs in order that they may enhance learning in an effective manner.
Throughout the course I have recognized
the importance of involving campus staff in the action research project to
enhance motivation and understanding of the educational improvement and
change process. (Dana, 2009). One tool that I am planning to use in my action
research project is the Delphi Method. (Harris, Edmonson, & Combs, 2010).
As my campus coaches provide professional development in the balanced
literacy approach, we will utilize the Delphi Method combined with assessment
results to refine our professional development throughout the year. One
important idea in the mission of action research is to reach goals of
improvement and by employing this method, we will be able to focus efforts on
the appropriate area for success.
It
will also be very pertinent for me to involve campus teachers in the process
of research to validate and confirm their efforts for improvement. For this
reason, I found the information on sharing the research particularly helpful.
According to Nancy Dana (2009) “Reflecting on practice to become more
intentional about what principals do is the foundation of engagement in
action research” (p. 150). The actual process of creating a blog with a
research focus was a helpful assignment and caused me to thoughtfully
consider my progress along the way so that others may be involved.
Overall as I complete the process of an
action research project, I hope to instill long lasting principals of the
research cycle into my work. My goal as an educational leader is to lead
change and impact a culture that breeds questioning into best practice. I
believe that leading through the practice of constant research and evaluation
will model that behavior for teachers and students.
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Dana,
N. F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge, the principal as action
researcher.
Corwin Press.
Harris,
S., Edmonson, S., & Combs, J. (2010). Examining what we do to improve
our schools, 8
steps from analysis to action.
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Sunday, August 18, 2013
EDLD 5301 reflection
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