“Nothing within a school has more impact upon students in terms of skills development, self-confidence, or classroom behavior than the personal and professional growth of their teachers. When teachers examine, question, reflect on their ideas and develop new practices that lead towards their ideals, students are alive. When teachers stop growing, so do their students (Barth, 1981, p. 145).”
Effective and successful principals use action research as a tool to make effective changes, make improvements, produce academic achievement and promote “Lifelong Learning.”
As future administrators, we will face the daily challenges to impact student’s and teacher’s learning. Foremost, we must take charge of our own learning and as the “head learner,” we must lead by modeling the process to faculty, staff, and students.
Action Research will help us as school leaders, improve our campus, but most important, achieve student academic success for all students. We have been given the skill and knowledge to develop and how to implement our Action Research study.
In reflecting, I’ve come to the conclusion, that our discussions have been more than just collaboration among classmates and colleagues. We have made friendships without having met face to face. We listen to the words we read each week in our discussions and relate just as if we were there face to face. The distance that separates us is
inconceivable because there is no distance when we all communicate. We share and respect one another’s thoughts and views. Most of all, I think we listen with our hearts.
We are Life Long Learners!
Barth, R. (1981). The principal as staff developer. Journal of Education, 163(2), 144-162.
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