tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39545448848580368782024-02-20T18:49:49.179-08:00flip flops and polka dotsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-65327273154079673992013-09-29T13:44:00.001-07:002013-09-29T13:44:23.867-07:00Weekly Menu #1I am always looking for new/different/better dinner ideas. I subscribe and look at several different "weekly menus" and thought it would be fun to start my own. We tend to eat more standard dinners than a lot of the menu ideas that I see. Or at least to me we do! We do not really tend to eat as healthy as we should. But mainly because either 1...the food doesn't taste good! or 2.. seems to take to much time! or 3... I have no idea how to do it! but I am always open to suggestions! So please share your weekly menu...maybe we can all get some great new or at least different ideas!<br />
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Sunday: Cheeseburger Macaroni<br />
Green Beans<br />
Bread<br />
Monday: Chicken Egg Noodle Crockpot dinner<br />
Salad<br />
Bread<br />
Tuesday: Tacos<br />
Salsa/chips<br />
Wednesday: Roast <br />
Potatoes/carrots<br />
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Thursday: Chicken Tortilla Soup<br />
(crockpot)<br />
Friday: Pizza<br />
Saturday: Eat out!<br />
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As you can tell I love to use my crockpot! It is so nice to get home and dinner already be ready!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-45998240862105646112013-09-01T13:16:00.002-07:002013-09-01T13:16:54.451-07:00Repurposing My blog!I started this blog over a year ago as an assignment for my master's course. But over the last year I have started to follow and use so many great blogs! that I would like to try and repurpose this blog so that maybe I can benefit and help someone else, as well! So I am going to try and make that a new goal for myself! Wish me luck because I have no idea what I am doing!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-12733543215434049252013-09-01T12:55:00.000-07:002013-09-01T12:55:03.233-07:00How might Educational Leaders use BlogsThere are so many ways for educational leaders to use blogs, but I wll name just a few to keep it short and simple. Blogs are a great way to share ideas. You can interact with all kinds of people, both people involved in similar situations as yourself, and people who might not even be in education but who can give you fresh insight on what you are talking about. A blog can be a good outlet for discussions and to share ideas and thoughts from other peers. Using technology is such a great tool and we as educational leaders need to utilize it as much as we can. Blogs provide many resources for more expereinces, actions, and reflections. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-87508511056778455772013-09-01T12:46:00.000-07:002013-09-01T12:46:22.891-07:00What I have learned about Action Research!!In a short time I have learned quite a bit about "Action Research". Action research is a problem solving technique that can help an administrator and/or teacher to implement changes to help students/faculty be successful. In action research you define the problem, determine a course of action, take action, gather data, and then reflect on the success of the action.<br /> Action research can be looked at as active data collection to solve a problem. As an administrator or teacher I can use action research to improve student performance (or staff/campus performance). I can as three questions: What is the problem; What can I do to improve the situation; How will the finished product look/How will I know I have achieved my goal?<br /> In action research, "action" is the key word. You must do something. Implement a new procedure, try a new approach to a situation, try something you haven't done before, or do something in a new way. Then you have to look at the data that you have collected from the actions and determine if the changes made a difference. Was the problem solved? Did the situation change? Were the changes for better or worse? If the action you took didn't affect the change you were looking for, then you at least have found what doesn't work. If the changes gave you the results you were looking for, Hooray! Problem solved! Action research is an essential tool that will allow you to implement changes effectively and to solve problems. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-53414447459221270312012-07-08T14:53:00.003-07:002012-07-08T14:53:30.425-07:00Final Reflections on Research Course<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 10pt 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We have mainly read out of the two books:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leading With Passion and Knowledge: The Principal as Action Researcher </i>by Dana Nancy Fichtman and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Examining What we do to improve our Schools: 8 Steps to improve our Schools </i>by S. Harris, S. Edmondson, and J. Coombs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found both books to be very well written and helpful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were a lot of good facts in both books. I know I will use them for reference in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I have enjoyed the activities that we have had to do in this course. This course has provided many tools and resources that I will be able to use not only in this class but in other classes and projects in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The discussion boards have been a valuable source of information and ideas. I like being able to “hear” other people’s thoughts on the same information that I am dealing with. I also learn something that I had never thought of and that is a useful tool. I recognize the value in sharing information and experiences with my classmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I really was not looking forward to creating a blog, when I saw that it was one of our assignments. But since I have done it, I am so excited about it and I am even planning on turning mine into a “real” classroom blog. I am enjoying reading and looking at other classmates blogs as well as all of the classroom blogs that are available. I probably spend way to much time doing this now, but I am learning so much information and so many great things that I can use in my classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I have really enjoyed this course and I have learned many valuable things that will help me as I move forward, both in my education and in my career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dana, N.F. (2009<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">). Leading with passion and knowledge: The principal as action</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">researcher</i>. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Harris, S., Edmonson, S., Combs, J. (2010). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Examining what we do to improve our</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">schools</i>. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-20091586072380871872012-06-24T15:26:00.001-07:002012-06-24T15:26:32.362-07:00Action Research Plan<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Myself, teaching assistants</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Chart to record data for each week of subject recall after each one-on-one session</span></div>
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-50872789982448629332012-06-17T15:10:00.001-07:002012-06-17T15:10:13.769-07:00Selecting Action Research Topics<h2>
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Wow! I had no idea there were so many subjects/ideas that could be used for action research projects. I am almost afraid that the topic I picked is "too minor". But to me it is very important and I feel like I am probably not the only one who thinks that. I have choosen to do my project on " Using different teaching methods to enhance student learning". I work with special needs students who have a lot of different learning/communication problems. I want to look at different ways other than the "traditional" ways to teach my students and help them to be successful!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-70987510822510977292012-06-08T15:43:00.000-07:002013-09-01T12:46:46.527-07:00How might Educational Leaders use BlogsThere are so many ways for educational leaders to use blogs, but I wll name just a few to keep it short and simple. Blogs are a great way to share ideas. You can interact with all kinds of people, both people involved in similar situations as yourself, and people who might not even be in education but who can give you fresh insight on what you are talking about. A blog can be a good outlet for discussions and to share ideas and thoughts from other peers. Using technology is such a great tool and we as educational leaders need to utilize it as much as we can. Blogs provide many resources for more expereinces, actions, and reflections.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954544884858036878.post-15894436605673908212012-06-08T15:30:00.001-07:002012-06-08T15:30:35.995-07:00What I know about Action ResearchIn a short time I have learned quite a bit about "Action Research". Action research is a problem solving technique that can help an administrator and/or teacher to implement changes to help students/faculty be successful. In action research you define the problem, determine a course of action, take action, gather data, and then reflect on the success of the action.<br />
Action research can be looked at as active data collection to solve a problem. As an administrator or teacher I can use action research to improve student performance (or staff/campus performance). I can as three questions: What is the problem; What can I do to improve the situation; How will the finished product look/How will I know I have achieved my goal?<br />
In action research, "action" is the key word. You must do something. Implement a new procedure, try a new approach to a situation, try something you haven't done before, or do something in a new way. Then you have to look at the data that you have collected from the actions and determine if the changes made a difference. Was the problem solved? Did the situation change? Were the changes for better or worse? If the action you took didn't affect the change you were looking for, then you at least have found what doesn't work. If the changes gave you the results you were looking for, Hooray! Problem solved! Action research is an essential tool that will allow you to implement changes effectively and to solve problems.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774306405201192884noreply@blogger.com0