EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership Week 5.2 Reflection

Week 5 Reflection

The Instructional Leadership course has introduced me to so many things that I was not aware of. Throughout this course, I have learned about many Web 2.0 tools to apply in the classroom. What I am most excited about is going back to my campus and training my fellow colleagues on how to create  Google Documents and share them with fellow teachers. I think that this would be a great tool for teachers to use to discuss instructional strategies and offer ideas and suggestions.As a future administrator, the information gained in this course will help me to facilitate the staff in using many different resources to help meet the needs of all students.  My progress with my Campus-Supervised Internship is going a little better. At first, I started off slow due to some medical issues with my mentor, and a new Vice-Principal. However, I am starting to complete many of the Internship activities. I have attended almost any meeting that I am allowed to attend, and served on every committee that I could join. My Action Research Project is not going as well as I would like. Many of my fellow colleagues feel that they do not have the time to participate in another Professional Learning Committee because they have so much on their plate already. Although I have ran into a few stumbling blocks, I feel that the Action Research Project is coming along and hopefully I can complete it soon.

EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership Week 5 Web Conferences Reflection

Week 2, 3,and 4  Web Conferences

During week 2, Dr. Abernathy discussed an overview of  week 2 assignment. Students were asked to create a team of 3-5 students and collaborate in making a team Google Doc. Many students were unsure of how to create a team. Dr. Abernathy informed the students that they could use the web conferences and discussion board to recruit members to their groups. During week 3 web conference, Dr. Abernathy discussed the requirements needed to graduate and take the Principal Certification. Many students were unsure if they would need to complete the ILD and PDAS training in order to graduate. Students were informed that they did not need to have the trainings complete to graduate; however they could not take the state exam without the training. There were also some students who informed Dr. Abernathy that they were not interested in becoming administrators. Those students were encouraged to take the exam because they would eventually need the certification regardless. Week 4 conference began with an overview of the assignment. Afterwards, students began voicing their concerns about the web conferences with their professional coach. Many students informed Dr. Abernathy of incomplete web conferences with their professional coach. Dr. Abernathy informed the students to send an email so that she could check on their situation. We were also informed that the Internship activities needed to be complete before our last course.Throughout the web conferences, many issues were brought up and many were resolved. I better understand the requirements that I need to complete the program.