EDLD 5301 Reflection

       I have a learned a lot from this course. The readings and the discussion postings from the classmates have been beneficial in providing relevant information pertaining to my research project. Before beginning this course, I was confused and didn’t have any ideas on how to begin my action research project. The template provided for the course in addition to the readings from the Dana text gave me precise information on how to begin my research. I had an idea of the topic but without the text readings and the discussion postings from my classmates I would not have been able to provide the detailed information that was needed to begin my research project. The quality indicators in the Dana text Leading with Passion and Knowledge, is an excellent source of information for analyzing and assessing the information in my research. The information in the indicators gives me a basis of questions to ask in analyzing the questions currently in my research plan.

Action Research Plan

Action Step	Person Responsible	Time: Start/End	Need Resources	Evaluation
To meet with my site mentor and the science teacher to discuss my project and to make any necessary improvements	Kathy O’Kelley & Amanda  Bramlett	1 week February 6th -10th	Internet access, laptops	Will be determined by the acceptance of the Science and Math teachers.
To research available technology used in Science and Math classes for little to no cost.	Ms. Amanda Bramlett	3 to 4 weeks Feb. 13th – March 13th	Laptop, internet access	To be monitored by Ms Bramlett
To narrow the search down to at least 5 software programs	Amanda Bramlett and Kathy O’Kelley	Feb. 13th – March 13th	Laptop, internet access,
Meet with Science teacher and math teacher to preview the top 5 choices	Amanda Bramlett and Karen Sellers	March 16th – March 24th	Laptop, internet access, projector	Monitored by Kathy O’Kelley
take the top 2 choices and research how to best implement the chosen software and the full cost to implement the software on 24 computers	Kathy O’Kelley	March 24th – April 10th	Laptop, internet access	To be determined by administration pending approval

Action Research reflection

During week two of the course Action Research, after reading the posts on the discussion board and reading chapter 2 in the Dana text I have picked up some great information on different research topics. The Dana text provided some insight into how to take ordinary to topics around my campus, such as the architecture and climate and think of an action research topic. This was very useful information.