One Change to Plan/Insights about EDLD 5301 Course

Change to Action Research Plan- I met with my site supervisor and one change to my plan has occurred.  I replaced the second box in the action plan with a more relevant step.  We discussed the fact that it would be very difficult to contact former teachers, but I still needed a sample to compare my other data to.  I'm no longer planning to contact former teachers, but instead will contact teachers that are not involved in PLCs. 

Select a group of teachers that are not involved in PLCs.

myself, Site Supervisor- Mr. Johnston a selected group of teachers that overall represent the campus

March 11, 2011- March 31, 2011

the willingness of teachers  to participate

This sample will give me other viewpoints besides those that are directly involved in campus decision making.  Will those not involved in PLCs still have a sense of community?

Insights- This intense course explains how to do action research (steps and templates), who to involve (staff members, student, etc.), what to focus on (based on the researcher’s passion and wonderings), where to conduct research (campus), when to ask questions (timeline), and why to pursue this type of research (fixing issues to better the future of the campus).  This course was not at all what I expected from a research class.  I truly enjoyed learning how to focus on issues that affect me and my campus.  This type of research is much more personal and relevant to my teaching and administrative careers.