EDLD 5352 Week 5: Reflections

This course has helped me add new knowledge and skills to my technological repertoire. I had not had experience with Google Docs prior to this class. The application was much easier to use than I thought it would be. I enjoyed the live collaborative aspect. My cohorts and I worked simultaneously in real-time on our project in a way that I had not experienced before. I gained insight into the many Web 2.0 tools available for classroom implementation. Most students have Internet accessible mobile devices that they have become dependent upon. Incorporating these tools into the classroom will result in a positive student-friendly manner of knowledge acquisition. The course also allowed for me to explore and gain a greater understanding of Problem-based Learning so that now I feel confident to increase the number and types of projects that I assign.

As I approach the end of this journey towards my Master's Degree in Educational Administration, I have completed all the tasks on my Internship plan. Some of the activities, such as presenting staff developments and curriculum writing, have become routine duties for me. My Site Supervisor has called upon me to assist with many activities more than once. Lately I have been included on interview panels (for the district and my campus), assisted in creating the campus master schedule, and in determining teacher assignments for the upcoming year. All of these activities have increased my ability to "think on my feet" and recognize when to ponder before making a decision.

My Action Research Project examining the topic of "How Does the Inclusion of Parents In the Tutorial Process Effect Student Improvement?" is also coming to a close. I am in the process of examining the student data from the STAAR assessment to identify how students that participated in the tutorials scored . Upon completion, I will outline my findings and write my conclusion.