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Goodbye EDLD 5301: I will miss you Dr. Abshire

EDLD 5301 was a very interesting and useful course for me to take. The course taught me everything I needed to know in order to plan and implement an Action Research Inquiry. Through the online conferences each week, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of any issues that I had.  The conferences were my favorite thing of all because after each conference, I felt more confident.  I created a Facebook page during our first course and that was also a great tool to have. Several times this semester, I confused myself and turned to Facebook for help.  I posted my concerns and within fifteen minutes, I always had an answer.  It is wonderful because prior to bugging a busy professor, we could ask our peers for help.  The lectures for this course were great.  I learned a great deal out of listening to the lectures.  I absolutely loved watching the interviews from the different administrators during week two.  The reading that we had to do this course was very beneficial.     Leading with Passion and Knowledge: The Principal as Action Researcher, by Nancy Fitchman Dana - chapter 2 - pp. 29-68, pp. 93-94, was my favorite. I enjoyed reading the entire book but learning about the passions that drive your journey was something I will never forget.  “Charting new territory can be exciting but also quite frightening when beginning a journey in which you are unfamiliar with both the terrain and your final destination (Dana, pg. 29).  I hold onto this statement because it described me perfectly.  The activities that we had to do for this course may have been time consuming but worth every second. Each assignment that we had to complete only gave a deeper understanding of what an action research inquiry is and how to properly conduct it. Through the activities and having to find a site mentor, I found the best role model that I could have ever possibly dreamed of having. Through field studies, I am gaining an understanding of what a life as an administrator looks like. I definitely respect our administrators more now than ever before.  Researching is a great tool to use for anything. If I completed my reading assignment, and I still didn’t fully understand the concept being taught I would research it for a different perspective. The discussion board helped me when I was lost on what to do for an action research project. After viewing and responding to my peers, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of what to consider for my action research plan. When I first heard the word blog, I had no idea what Dr. Abshire was expecting from me but after our five week course, I love blogging.  Blogging is a fun tool to use and if I taught middle school, I would so use it to enhance my students writing skills.  I want to start a blog for parent communication and for weekly updates.  Blogging is something I plan to keep and do from now on as an educator.

I think I can... I think I can

Week four is here!  I have been very stressed over the past several weeks and thanks to everyone's support and encouraging comments I am going to be successful in this course! I think I can... I think I can... thanks eveyone... now I know I can be a successful student!  Peer suggestion and revisions are just amazing!  I am so thankful that we are able to have our peers give feedback. 

Thanks everyone for being such great classmates or shall I say online mates :)