I can see the relevance of this class now that I finish with the assignments, and I reach to the rationale of research. This is important for any professional in any area, and teaching requires this expertise in order to improve educational quality. Therefore, I am committed to engage myself into action research plans that will make me a better teacher along with my learning community engaged in action research inquiry.
I love the action research topic that I selected for this class because it is helping me in the process of creating my school’s web site. This course has provided me with tools to develop this research following formal standards that will make the process of developing my school’s web site more relevant for my community. Hence, by finding how to use Google Analytics in a school web site, I will be able to develop a systematic process that will keep our web site up today and offering relevant information and interaction to our students and parents.
Leading with Passion and Knowledge The Principal as Action Researcher has enlightened me with skills that will be useful throughout my teaching career. Dana structures the action research process in a basic way that allows the reader to follow and apply each step of the research in a methodic and simple way to reach results that are relevant for schools and teachers.
Collecting data is the basic and most important piece on the puzzle of action research. The quality of the data should be on the top of the priorities in order to have a reliable outcome on our research. Sharing information with others and collaborating are qualities that make a difference in the research process. These will make me a better researcher as far as I will be expose to different techniques and opinions that will help me to shape my own research.
Readings were relevant while I applied the concepts week by week. Developing my Action Research plan was possible by applying concepts from readings. I think the books for this class will be a constant material of reference along my career.
ReferencesDana, N.F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge: The principal as action researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.Harris, S., Edmonson, S., & Combs, J. (2009). Examining what we do to improve our schools: 9 steps from analysis to action. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye on Education.
