As EDLD 5301 is coming to an end, I can say that I have learned valuable information over the past 5 weeks. What an insightful course this has been. Dr. Abshire and Dr. Ashford could not have been any more helpful and full of knowledge when it comes to the action research process.
One of my favorite weeks within this class was Week 2. I thought it was beneficial viewing the three scholar practitioner videos. The one that stuck out to me was Principal Johnny Briseno. He touched on so many important and vital points related to the action research process. One main point that he stressed was that we can’t only focus on the data at-hand, but we have to take a deeper look into the low performing students’ home environments, parental support or lack thereof, and the fact the “kids will be kids”. I agree with Mr. Briseno that as educators we have to make the time to get to know our kids on a personal level. Data will be data, but what if we took one more step and dug into the lives of our students. Who knows what the data would look like?
Digging deeper into our students' lives will not only be beneficial for the student, but as teachers, make us stronger and more compassionate teachers!
I wish you the best as you continue working on your graduate courses and on your research project. I have to agree with you that this has been an insightful course. I think we have learned a valuable skill that will help us become more effective teachers and administrators.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes!
Tamara