Reflection on week 2 of EDLD 5301

In week 2 of EDLD 5301, I watched videos from three educational leaders: Dr. Johnny Briseno, Principal, Rancho Isabella Elementary, Angleton ISD; Dr. Timothy Chargois, Director of Research, Planning and Development in Beaumont ISD; and Dr. Kirk Lewis, Superintendent, Pasadena ISD. All three school leaders talked about how principal and teachers can better decisions by looking at data and analyzing data first. I was very impressed with these school leaders because they were very knowledgeable about the subject they talked about. They gave good and sound advice that I believe will help me in my campus.

I also learned about what Dana (2009) called sample inquiry questions by passion. Dana (2009) describes these sample inquiry questions to be: staff development, curriculum development, Individual teacher(s), individual student(s), community and culture building, Leadership skills, management, school performance, and social justice.

During this week web conference with Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Abshire, we went over several samples of action research topics. Dr. Abshire suggested that I look into Alvin Independent School District for support on my action research topic. The web conference was very informative as many suggestions were offered.

References
Dana, N. (2009). Leading with PASSION AND KNOWLEDGE: The Principal as Action Researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Pres

Action Research Topic

The research I would like to conduct is how does utilizing laptops in the classrooms impact student learning?. My school is designated as technology magnet school, but few teachers are seen as technology literate on my campus. As an ancillary teacher, I have the opportunity to teach all students at my school. Last school year, I went from classroom to classroom with a mobile laptop cart teaching students technology skills. I found out that all students are very motivated when it comes to using these laptops. Many of them stay on task, others just want to play games. This made me to start wondering if the use of these laptops increases student learning. My goal is to get every teacher on my campus to use technology tools to increase student achievements. I know this is a big challenge for me as we have more digital immigrant educators on my campus than digital native educators.