EDLD 5352 Course Reflection Assignment 5.2

Technology skills learned in this course: I have gained a lot of new knowledge regarding my use of technology as a student and an educator.  I really enjoyed learning about the variety of Web 2.0 tools and am very excited about using them in my classroom and as an administrator in the future.  I learned that technology is becoming the primary and best way to reach the very technologically savvy students that are in our schools today.  I also enjoyed learning about the use of Google Sites and Docs and love how easy it will be to integrate into the classroom.  Overall, this course opened my eyes to the endless opportunities that technology provides for everyone involved in education today, including parents.  I cannot wait to see how my students will react to the “fun” new way of learning that will occur in my classes.  This was a great class and I am glad that I took the course.

Campus-Supervised Internship Activities – At this point, I am not as far along as I wish I was.  I had planned on doing a lot of the interviewing during the summer but found that the employees were great but preferred to do the interviews during the school year.  I will have to fit these interviews in after school or during my conference period.  This will not be a problem because I look forward to the knowledge that I will gain through these interviews.  I have currently completed only 23 of my activities so I am a little more than half way to completion.  It is time I started to kick into gear and get them done this semester.

Action Research Report – I have completed my Action Research Project.  I have submitted my report to my supervisor and he is reviewing it at this time.  When school starts, I will sit down with my supervisor and discuss my project.  From the conversations I have had with him so far, some of my recommendations regarding the discipline procedures used at my school may be implemented.  I will find out more once school gets started.  I plan on introducing some of my discipline findings to my department during our beginning of school meetings next week.  Some of the data I collected could be used as the teachers begin to plan classroom management procedures.    At this point, all I have to do is to actually compile the information into the formal report that will be due in the 5398.