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Week 4 discussion and blog

I feel the most important part of action research is having a emphasis on sustainability but trying to reach a consensus on advancement or improvement on all areas of school curriculum. The best ways of implementing action research is to create ideas that involve leadership initiative through research. I like the Force field analysis and feel this can be a good structure or plan to go by when dealing with the technological improvements communication and vision of a school or schools. The situations that arise at schools should be answered decisively through analysis.

 The Delphi method is also a good tool to decipher ways of sustaining improvement and looking futuristically at school needs. This method helps average or rate a group of participants comments and synthesized ideas.

Action research

Action Planning Template
Goal: Vision, Parental Meetings, Technological Enhancement
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Review two different schools vision or goals in their vision statements. Discuss ways of improvement.	Ms. Guerra Hitchcock High school, Antonio Deleon Lamar university, Mrs. McMillan Lanier middle school.	Feb.2013 May. 2013	Try to obtain two different types of goal settings for Hitchcock high school and Lanier middle school. Site leader’s feedback, student feedback and observations of goals. SBEC-Domain I Competency 01 Leadership Skill #1 Vision/Mission	In my evaluation of the two visions were good but the two schools need more discipline amongst the student population. The administrators have a hold on the kids but kids will be kids and it seems like the teachers always have to correct these students.
Parental meetings. Getting the students to better communicate with faculty.	Principal Ms. Guerra Hitchcock High school and myself Antonio Deleon.	Feb.2013 May.2013	Have a conference with the principal and discuss ways to increase a better communication between parents, students and teachers. SBEC-Domain I Competency 01,02 Leadership Skill #5 Negotiation/ Consensus Building	I also discussed parental meetings with Ms. Guerra, she said. “Communication gets better when students feel that administrators care about them. Simple as saying good morning, how was your weekend, I noticed you have been on time all week...”
Review Technology in the labs and classrooms. Technological Enhancements.	Mrs. O’Neil Lanier Middle School Technology leader.Mrs. Morales computer lab teacher. Mrs. Corte 4th grade Science teacher Lanier, Chris Armacost Director Hitchcock High school Technology Department.	Feb.2013 May.2013	Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of technology use with the librarian, technology coordinator, lab supervisor or classroom, teacher and several students.  Note the observations in your notebook or e-portfolio	Central Office at Hitchcock ISD guided me to Chris Armacost, the Technology Leader to learn about the technology being used at Hitchcock.  His core topics were providing technology for children that will help them in future job markets, to have in house trainer modules, where 15-20 teachers train at the region 4 service center, so they can give efficient technical knowledge to the students.  He also stated, to meet the kids where they are at, which is hand held devices
			SBEC-Domain I Competency 02 Leadership Skill #11 Learning Technology	Mrs. Corte had a good science class with good discipline and participation. I actually sat next to the students as anner active liste.

The main aspect of week 2 that I understood was that schools need to develop more unity as a community or colony. When you have a school that is working towards a goal or vision it sets the mark they want to reach and through teamwork and leadership I feel every school at any level can succeed. This development of unity can help students become productive citizens not only to help themselves but our country.

I feel educational leaders can use blogs as a journal or online diary to post comments about how the school is operating. These blogs can be used as a interactive tool among the administrators way of thinking about certain issues or situations which can help create solutions.

Antonio blog on action research

Action research is basically an interpretation of data around a question.It consists of data collection or classroom research.It is a good tool for learning what is going on in the teachers classroom.Action research usually refers to research intended to bring about change of some kind with a social justice focus.The biggest fact that I am learning from action research is to find out what is going on in the school as a whole and how the students are responding to change.One thing that I have noticed is the high demands a principal encounters on a day to day basis.Not only do you have to deal with the superintendent but also the other administrators,parents,teachers and students.Basically action research helps build a blueprint that not only administrators ca follow but set trends on how teachers can help students learn.Learning is the most important aspect in education and the quality of education makes a big difference in how students learn.Curriculum standards is a huge aspect in school and compliance to the state standards should be a high priority.i feel action research also can set a standard on enforcing advancements in technology. Most kids today have smart phones which are capable of many processes. In my action research I have seen that school technology may lean towards making education more mobile or online.