What I've Learned in EDLD 5301 Research

EDLD 5301 Research class has been an eye opener for me. Not only has it been instrumental for in helping with my internship plan, but this class has also helped me understand many issues I have had on the job. I have read up on some of the research topics that my fellow classmates are researching, and I now know that I am not alone in how I feel about some areas in education and what is happening in schools. I was not so sure about how the blogs would truly be beneficial to this program, but they have been a great help also. There is so much transparency within the blogs. Sharing of information according to research topics is not only a way to achieve objective feedback from fellow educators, but also from others who are not in education. I have followed the blogs of my classmates who currently work in DAEPs. My action research plan may actually have an impact my campus and that gives me great hope for the upcoming school year. As I participate more and more in the research needed to complete my action research plan focusing on engagement in professional development, my inquiry qualities are being further developed. The final assignment focusing on the quality indicators will help me stay within the parameters of my inquiry question. I believe this course is perfectly positioned in the program. I have stated before in discussion boards that five weeks is definitely not enough time to become an expert on anything, which includes action research. Before, I used to believe that research into what happens on a school campus was the individual result of the principal’s findings. Now that I know how to pose an action research inquiry, and then follow through on the research, I am completely open to tackling some issues that I have questioned for the years I have been in education.