Well, I have finally created my Digital Story. I only changed my mind about what I was going to do two times. First, I thought about my experiences as a JH and HS cheerleading sponsor. Then I thought about writing a story about my grandmother. I even went so far as writing a script in my head, gathering pictures from old albums, and scanning them into the computer. Then, while I am in the shower, I have an AHA! momen. That is when I usually have my AHA! moments. I had a really neat experience for my 50th birthday. I had, I guess you could say, three different events. One in Kentucky, one in Austin, and one in San Marcos. The one in San Marcos took place seven months after my birthday, but it was the only time when everything and everyone were in line. All of my family that lives in Austin and one family that lives in Houston were there to see me do a tandem skydive. It was absolutely the most awesome thing that I have done and I would do it again in a heartbeart except that my husband, who had no idea I was doing it, has put his foot down and said not again while he is living. Even after the fact, he was scared that something could have happened to me, so I have told him that I won't.
I am pleased about how the story turned out. I am looking forward to creating the next movie.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Week 1 EDLD 5363
During my current course,EDLD 5363 Mutimedia Video Technology, as part of the first week's assignment, participation in a web conference was required. I participated in the Web Conference this morning, Saturday August 28, 2010. The dialogue was very helpful. I had a few questions to ask and they were all answered. I have been struggling with the content of the second part of this week's assignment, a digital story, and the discussions that took place helped me decide. I will be posting the creation on this blog at a later date.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Week 5
I finally met with the site supervisor and he told me the research plan looked fine to him. He thought maybe the research could be put into the Campus Improvement Plan. It is okay with me if he does so. I finished my assignment a little bit late but before the deadline. After having extra time for the assignments each week, I had my time managed differently than I needed it to be for this week.
I would like to post a quote from the Dana textbook that I like because it fits one of my personal philophies.
According to Roland Barth (1981):
Nothing within a school has more impact upon students in terms of skills development, self-confidence, or classroom behavior that the personal and professional growth of their teachers. When teachers examine, question, reflect on their ideas and develop new practices that lead towards their ideals, students are alive. When teachers stop growing, so do their students. (p. 145) (as quoted by Dana, 2009)
I would like to post a quote from the Dana textbook that I like because it fits one of my personal philophies.
According to Roland Barth (1981):
Nothing within a school has more impact upon students in terms of skills development, self-confidence, or classroom behavior that the personal and professional growth of their teachers. When teachers examine, question, reflect on their ideas and develop new practices that lead towards their ideals, students are alive. When teachers stop growing, so do their students. (p. 145) (as quoted by Dana, 2009)
Week 4:Meeting the Site Supervisor
I was finally going to meet with my site supervisor. We had a meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. So I arrive for the meeting, go to the office, tell the secretary I was there. She says "Well, he is not here. He is in Livingston." I asked "Why is he in Livingston." She said he received a phone call and they were having a Grandbaby. So off to Livingston he went. I came back the next morning hoping to see him. I went to work in my room until he got there but I received a call telling me he was gone to Shreveport to have another Grandbaby (2 daughters, 2 grandbabies in 2 days). So I was rescheduled during Week 5.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
My Action Research Plan
Colmesneil ISD has had difficulty communicating with parents of students. The principals have tried different ways to communicate with parents but have not agreed on the best way. There have even been times that the principals wanted to punish students because there was no response from parents. Discussions during faculty meetings have led to the following inquiry: What is the most effective way for Colmesneil ISD teachers and administrators to communicate with parents? Will the most effective method for grades K-6 be different from grades 7-12?
The second question guided me to separate the data for each set of grade levels. The following plan will take place on both the K-6 campus and the 7-12 campus. This is manageable because the two campuses are at the same physical location.
September 2010: Teachers will send a letter to the parents by passing it out to the students and instructing them to take it home. This letter will be created by the principal and will require a response from the parents. The letter for each campus will be sent during a different week. The principal will collect the responses from the teachers and will tally the number of responses using a spreadsheet.
October 2010: The principal will create an email message for the teachers to email to parents using school management software. This email will require a reply from the parents. The email for each campus will be sent during a different week. The principal will collect the responses from the teachers and will tally the number of replies.November 2010: The principal will post an announcement on the school site that will require a response from the parents. The form for the response will be an email link on the site. The principal will tally the number of responses.
December 2010: The principal will make a comparison based on the number of responses from the parents. The principal responsible for the research will take the time here to reflect on the results, meet with the other grade level principal and determine if there was a definitive answer to the inquiry. If not the principal will examine the data to find possible gaps and then determine if the plan should be revamped or maybe even be scrapped.
The results of this action research plan will be reported during January 2011 at our CISD In-Service day. Further communications with parents will take place in the way that was determined to be the most effective, and will be the means for evaluation. If there is a positive outcome from these later communications then the teachers will use that method as the first means of communicating with parents. If there is a negative outcome from these later communications then it will be back to the drawing board to brainstorm new ways to improve contacting parents.
The second question guided me to separate the data for each set of grade levels. The following plan will take place on both the K-6 campus and the 7-12 campus. This is manageable because the two campuses are at the same physical location.
September 2010: Teachers will send a letter to the parents by passing it out to the students and instructing them to take it home. This letter will be created by the principal and will require a response from the parents. The letter for each campus will be sent during a different week. The principal will collect the responses from the teachers and will tally the number of responses using a spreadsheet.
October 2010: The principal will create an email message for the teachers to email to parents using school management software. This email will require a reply from the parents. The email for each campus will be sent during a different week. The principal will collect the responses from the teachers and will tally the number of replies.November 2010: The principal will post an announcement on the school site that will require a response from the parents. The form for the response will be an email link on the site. The principal will tally the number of responses.
December 2010: The principal will make a comparison based on the number of responses from the parents. The principal responsible for the research will take the time here to reflect on the results, meet with the other grade level principal and determine if there was a definitive answer to the inquiry. If not the principal will examine the data to find possible gaps and then determine if the plan should be revamped or maybe even be scrapped.
The results of this action research plan will be reported during January 2011 at our CISD In-Service day. Further communications with parents will take place in the way that was determined to be the most effective, and will be the means for evaluation. If there is a positive outcome from these later communications then the teachers will use that method as the first means of communicating with parents. If there is a negative outcome from these later communications then it will be back to the drawing board to brainstorm new ways to improve contacting parents.
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