• Write a description of what you have learned about action research and how you might be able to use it.

Action Research is a great avenue for improving a school and its community. By conducting action research, something an educator is wondering about can be researched thoroughly for best practices, tried out in the school, and then analyzed afterwards for effectiveness. It is a great avenue to implement the most research-based strategies into a school to determine which would be best for the school. Looking into this research can be very enlightening, as well as putting it into action. It can truly open eyes and enable the school to put in the most effective approaches for a healthy school.

At my school, I am going to be able to put action research into effect to try to improve communication between home and school. As I spoke with my principal, she sees neverending commenting on student behavior in children’s agenda with no improvement on behavior.  So, the goal of the action research to see what can be done to improve how the families can be more effectively communicated with so that students have the best opportunity with support from their school and home community.  There are still some questions I have for the complete outcome of the action reseach, but as I dig deeper into the research, I will be able to answer my own questions.

• Next write an analysis of how educational leaders might use blogs – 25 words or more are recommended.

Educators can use blogs to keep an online journal of what they have experienced.  It is a wonderful spot where they can keep up with all of these reflections and questions they have as they continue through with all research and implementation conducted.  Also, within the blog form, others who are experiencing action research can look into what others are doing and either get answers to their questions or ideas for their own research.  For both the author and the audience, it can be very enlightening.