Week 5 - Research Class’ Reflections

This course, “EDLD 5301 Research for Teachers“, have empowered my knowledge and increased my skills in creating my Action Research Project.  During this class, we have used many valuable resources such as: videos, lectures, readings, discussions board, and blogs. 

·         Videos provided the attention getter to keep students engaged and motivated in learning.

·         Lectures and Readings provided examples and information about how to use and implement new tools learned.  Our books provided rich information defining new topics; idea, clarifications, empowerment and accomplishment to reach our goals. The most important part for me was the detailed analysis and reasoning provided through real examples.

·         Discussion board and blogs were one of the most powerful practices in our professional development. It allowed many users to share expressions, thoughts, opinions, ideas, as well as receiving feedback from other professionals about their experiences and knowledge. 

All resources used have contributed in one way or another to acquire the knowledge required designing a professional project looking for Educational benefits.

After all inputs received, we were encouraged to use our new knowledge and deal with different assignments, discussions and creating our own blog. The output received was successfully used to write an Action Research Project with the main goal of “Implementing Technology in a Classroom”.  Nothing could be properly joined together without the proper intervention of our Instructional Associate; Mr. Creighton Gann and our Course Professor Dr. Sheryl Abshire.

 
I'm so glad for the opportunity to learn this knowledge to improve my professional career and make an impact in education.  The next school year is already challenging for me being a leader as we add another Spanish Teacher to our team.  As I complete this course, I am very excited and anxious to implement the plans at our campus.  All this knowledge would have been impossible to implement without the support and guidance of several important people.  My Site Supervisor, Mrs. Hoa Le, provided many different ideas, experiences, opinions and was continuously sharing her knowledge with me.  My Professors provided valuable feedback on this enormous research plan. In addition, I gain confidence in drafting my ideas and putting them on the final papers.  I also really appreciate all those who participated in the blogs and chats because it helped me to understand different perceptions.  Lastly, I am just happy to have completed this course and ready to take all this knowledge and put it into action!