Blogging can be a real asset to school leaders. I can see building support for projects and plans, being proactive with the media through blogs, and letting people see a more personal side than would commonly be seen on a district web site. By posting about the district's successes and giving insight and reasonings to future plans the blogger can take the edge off of some criticism that invariably comes with the position.
One would certainly need to be very careful to monitor their blogging so that they would not inadvertantly post something that would create controversy or cause division. There is always the chance that someone reading the blog could misinterpret an attempt at humor or satire and create problems for the leader and the district.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Action Research
I am discovering that action research is the process through which educators collaboratively work with others in a common field of education, using the data gathered through real life experiences and research done in the current environment. That may not be the exact, dictionary definition, but it is what I've come up with after just a few days in this course.
Action research is really all about identifying a problem and then proceeding to find a different, more effective way to approach a solution. I gather that action research is designed to help educatiors personalize solutions to their individual concerns instead of having a cookie-cutter approach. While other educators may have solved their similar problem in a manner that worked well for them, no two situations are ever the same. Action research will allow teachers and administrators to see what has worked for others and mold it to their unique problem. I also assume at this early stage of the course, that educators can use aspects of multiple prior successful solutions, picking and choosing those that will work best for them.
It seems that action research is a common sense approach and takes education theory out of the ivory towers and into the trenches. I like the idea that educational leaders are beginning to recognize that the people who are actually involved in day to day educational jobs need to have input on what the problem is and a real ownership in finding the solution.
Action research is really all about identifying a problem and then proceeding to find a different, more effective way to approach a solution. I gather that action research is designed to help educatiors personalize solutions to their individual concerns instead of having a cookie-cutter approach. While other educators may have solved their similar problem in a manner that worked well for them, no two situations are ever the same. Action research will allow teachers and administrators to see what has worked for others and mold it to their unique problem. I also assume at this early stage of the course, that educators can use aspects of multiple prior successful solutions, picking and choosing those that will work best for them.
It seems that action research is a common sense approach and takes education theory out of the ivory towers and into the trenches. I like the idea that educational leaders are beginning to recognize that the people who are actually involved in day to day educational jobs need to have input on what the problem is and a real ownership in finding the solution.
Monday, May 23, 2011
First post
This is my first, tentative step into not only the road to the superintendency but also my first stumble into blogging and the wonderful world of wiki.
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