Week 3
I am really liking the structure of this action research plan/inquiry.  To me the Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template was very organized.  It seemed easy to state your goal, action steps, person(s) responsible, timeline, needed resources, and evaluation.  I like it because this can be an easy accountability/reflection chart along the way.  We can always go back to this template,check it, and make sure we are following our plan.  I also like this template because it allows us to make changes along the way.  With our action steps written down, we can reflect upon our next evaluations and ask ourselves, "Are our action steps working or do they need to be changed?"
The readings this week have been great.  I am finding myself writing notes everywhere, wanting to share them with our principal.  The readings have offered great common sense ideas for our plan/inquiry project.

The one aspect of this project/plan, I find crucial is the ability to constantly monitor the progress and make necessary changes based on the data that you have collected along the way.

I think as educators and administrators if we learn to monitor progress along the way then we will always be able to make changes to our teaching strategies so our students feel successful in the classroom and in life.  I really enjoyed our reading this week that discussed the different ways to collect data.  We need to be able to look at the data during the process and make changes accordingly.