Reflections

** EDLD 5333

Week 1: Analyzing Campus Need and Personal Vision **

In this weeks assignment I was able to look at the AYP standards and compare them to my campus. I looked at each tested area and determined how we compared to the AYP standards. I looked at each tested area and each subgroup tp help determine where my campus stands according to AYP standards. In this data was able to find our campus' weakness' and strengths. My assigment for this week also gave me the opportunity to come up look at different areas of what vision is and to come up with a personal vision of leaderhip. Week 2 :** **Mining for Data** In this weeks assignment I was able to explore the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) data, locate reports that were critical to my campus improvement team, and compare my selected campus’ performance to AEIS standards. With this information I was able to complete a data analysis to determine areas of strength and weakness and identify patterns and trends at my selected campus. With the information that I found I was able to determine two weakness areas that my campus could focus on and determine what we need to do so that these students can succeed. 

In this weeks assignment I was able to choose one of our needs and specifically target that need and develop ideas on how we can address the need. I chose African American students as my targeted need. Throughout all data that I have looked through and analyized I find these students to be the lowest. With this information I was able to create a S.M.A.R.T goal that would address the needs of my campus and I was able t research and find strategies and activities that will help those students succeed.
 * Week 3:**  **Targeting and Addressing a Need**

In this weeks assignment I was able to create a campus action plan and a one-day professional development that will address our targeted weakness area. I found this very beneficial because it gave me ideas that I can use in my own classroom. I was able to find resources that could be used to help all students not just African American students. The resources that I found will help to meet the needs of the students at all levels. My professional development plan was created to meet 3 criteria, see it, do it, and apply it. With this approach I hope that all professionals will come away from the workshop with something that they wil find beneficial and that will work for them.
 * Week 4:** **Action Planning and Personal Growth**

In this weeks assignment I interviewed my campus principal about our Site-Based-Decision-Making team. I was a little disappointed in the information that I received from the principal. I was hoping for more in-depth information about our campus' team but instead I just got the basics about what they do. I feel that I found out more information from the class and the lectures about the Site-Based-Decision-Making team. I was also able to reflect about what I learned throughout the course and how I will apply it in the future. Looking back hope that I can keep the same drive and enthusiasm. I find it hard when you don't have the leadership example that shows the same drive.
 * Week 5:** **Site-Based-Decision-Making **


 * EDLD 5306

Week 1: Texas Long Range Plan** In this weeks assignment I was able to summarize the key ideas of the Long-Range Plan and the Technology Applications Standards. I was also able to evaluate and reflect on my own requisite knowledge for implementation of the TEKS at your campus. I found that it said communication was my weakness and now that I sit back and think about it, I see and understand better on why it stated that as my weakness. I know how to communicate with technology but not the way the survey sees as communication.

In this weeks assignment I was introduced to the Texas Campus STaR Chart which is a technology data gathering tool provided by the state. I was able to  look at the strengths and weaknesses of my campus as I examined and applied data from the Texas Campus STaR Chart. I completed a three-year comparison of Texas Campus STaR Chart data from your campus with statewide summary data. I  remember completing the STaR Chart at the end of the school year but never really saw the purpose or reasoning behind it and with this assignment I was able to get a deeper understanding of the chart and will look at it in a different way when filling it out this year.
 * Week 2: STAR Chart**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">** Week 3: Reference Wiki and **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 95%;">Week 4: Technology Survey <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">In these assignments we were given the opportunity to create a wiki, invite colleagues and <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">collaborate with colleagues to establish a timeline and develop and finalize an agenda for the first interactive meeting of your online learning community. If it was not for this assignment I probably would have known what a wiki was or what it could be used for. I invited colleagues from my campus to participate in my online learning but was very disappointed when I had to keep reminding the people to accept my invite. There were only two of them that participated in the activities.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">Week 5: Reflection **

This last assignment gave me the opportunity to reflect on what I had learned throughout the course and discuss how it will <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">influence my role as an educational technology leader in your school. Looking back at what I wrote I have learned many things since then. This journey so far has had it's ups and downs but I would not change anything. Through out this whole process I have learned a lot about technology and myself. I have learned new ways of implementing technology in my classroom and my career.