Journal 4

As I said in my previous entry, it is time to analyze my data.  Yes, I still haven’t started.  Work has been very hectic the past couple of weeks.  If I’m being honest, I have veered off of my time management plan a bit, but as soon as I finish this post, I will begin looking over my data.  Luckily, I have it all organized and ready to go, just need to start charting, graphing, and writing.

I can’t believe it is already March.  In August of 2010, I thought this two-year Education program would drag by.  Now, with 2 months left, I am wishing that I had more time! 

I ended up with seven students whose data I will be analyzing.  I was hoping to have a bigger group, but  these were the only students who brought back their consent forms.  As far as time goes, it won’t take me as long to analyze the data compared to if all 13 of my students had brought back the consent forms.   I feel as though the more data I have, the more comprehensive the results.  But for the purpose of this project, my numbers will have to be sufficient. 

I must say that throughout this whole process, my students have been amazing.  While I haven’t actually looked at the assignments and assessments yet, I know that my personal notes during the lessons reflect student learning.  Also, most students had positive things to say when I interviewed them.  I have worked with this particular group of student for almost two years, and just from my observations, I know that using graphic organizers has benefited these students.  I do hope that the rest of the data, not just my observations and student interviews, show this.

            I have also started working on my website for the Digital Showcase of Innovation and Leadership.  This might be more of a challenge for me than the Research Paper.  I feel as though I have a decent amount of documents uploaded to show proficiency for the program essentials, but it is definitely not aesthetically pleasing, and I’m not sure what I’m going to do to change that.  I am hoping to get some feedback and technology help from some colleagues.  By April 1^st, I hope it will look more professional and I won’t be quite so anxious knowing anyone in the world can look at it!