Week 2

Week two's assignment was a beast!   The interviews were revealing in that they have an emphasis on data and reflection.  I feel like their viewpoints are in line with my own.  In my class we take a quiz each week to assess where our progress is and then after the quiz the students get their grade immediately and reflect in their journal ways they can improve their score and the areas they need to work on moving forward.  The Dana text was beneficial in assisting me on my decisions for completing an action research project.  I was relieved to have had the nine sections with different interests to help organize my thoughts.  That coupled with the site supervisor meeting helped me narrow a focus.  Great news for me this week is that the building principal offered to have me sit in on meetings when the principals are doing master scheduling for next year!!!  The idea I am taking away most this week is from Dr. Kirk Lewis when he said, "research must be practical."  It really is pointless to do research if you are not reflecting about the needs that pertain to your situation.  Essentially, research should not be done just to do research.