The three possibilities for my action research had to do with improving our current writing STAAR results, our new science/reading lab or why are ELL students qualifying for so long for services. 

My site supervisor and I discussed my action research possibilities over email this past couple of weeks.  We agreed that my background in ESL and math made the last possibility the better fit.  She even made the comment that if I could get to the bottom of the problem with ELL students needing services for so long, I would have a great career ahead of me as an administrator.  This is definitely a focus for our district right now so it is really relevant. 

My action research project will be determining why ELL students that start in our district in pre-k or even kindergarten still require ESL services going into high school. 

How Educators Can Use Blogs

Educators can use blogging to share opinions on topics in an non-confrontational setting.   This would allow teachers and administrators to share their thoughts and opinions on upcoming changes on campus.  It could help with campus climate as well.  In the world of quick feedback, blogging might just be the way to go.  I can see using blogging in a variety of ways on our campus.  I look forward to not only using it for my action research but ways to communicate to my campus staff as well. 

Action Research...

I am excited to use action research.  I have avoided graduate school for a long time because of traditional research papers.  Reading about action research has enlightened me to how practical it can be to the current position I hold on my campus and moving into an administrative role in the future.  The idea that I should look at action research as simply a "nagging question" has helped me to understand how I will come up with my action research topic (Dana, 2009).  I am looking forward to working on my action research using literature reviews, my current leadership team and other PLCs on my campus.  I also thought that the idea of scheduling a time each week to reflect was key.  I am as busy as the next person with work and family and could probably be described as an over-scheduler, however, this was a suggestion that really hit home.   I have been in the RtI/ESL coordinator role for four years and there are so many questions that I can think of that might really help our students.  I am looking forward to understanding into why ELL students that start in our district in kindergarten are still going to high school needing ESL services and what actions can be implemented to change this.