Thursday, July 26, 2012

Week 2 Reflections

This week allowed me to learn more about Action Research and to pinpoint a project that would work best for my school and best for me.  The most meaningful part of this week for me was Part 2 - Common Action Research Topics in School Settings.  This was meaningful for me because it required me to really focus and think about the nine areas that are considered major wonderings for school leaders.  At first this task seemed daunting, but once I became involved in reading about each area I quickly became hooked on looking at each area and creating a personalized inquiry for my school.  This activity helped me realize that there are so many options available for action research and that instead of having to come up with one I am now having to decide on one.  I am definitely excited about beginning my action research, but I am now stuck between two possible topics for research: improving reading or improving parental involvement.  My site supervisor mentioned parental involvement at the beginning of my first course, but I have been reading numerous books and articles about Reading instruction and I am interested to try out this new framework I have discovered to see if it will improve our Reading benchmark scores.  What do you think?  I would really appreciate comments about your thoughts on this!   
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  1. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 2:19 PM

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  2. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    I think that improving parental involvement is important and something that a school should always strive to improve. However, we work in a setting that holds us accountable for what our students' test scores are and not for how many parents we have involved. I think that implementing a "new framework" to improve your school's Reading benchmark scores will be more beneficial to all stakeholders involved in the process especially the students. I look forward to seeing what you decide. Also, I know we are suppose to comment and receive comments from others. Do you think we can team up and comment on each other's blog?

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    1. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 11:14 AM

      Thank you for your advice and I agree with you on your suggestion. Yes, let's team up and comment! Thanks for your advice.

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    2. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 11:22 AM

      Would you mind leaving the link for your blog as a comment? I am having trouble finding it.

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  3. Tiffany HazardJuly 28, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    I think both are great topics! I plan of doing my action reasearch on reading interventions. I think it would be great if you decide to go that route if we keep in touch with our progress.

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  4. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    I like the reading thing. There is so much you can do with it. Besides, there seems to be a lot of people doing the parental involvement thing. I think that sounds like beating your head against a wall. At least with the kids, you see them everyday and have more control over the outcome with reading.

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