Reflection in Action

These quotes from School Leader Internship helped me understand the importance of reflection;

" Reflection as a meaning maker: The goal of reflection is to learn what to take away from one's experiences" (p.107). "Reflection as a rigorous way of thinking: This process involves a certain amount of curiosity, which opens up the possibility of new learning" (p.107). Reflection as part of a community of learners: Reflection is not practiced in isolation; it occurs in a community of learners. Otherwise, one risks repeating the same mistakes and missing the meanings of one's experiences, instead of learning from them" (p.107). Without reflection you just wallow in your sorrow. I think it take discipline and confidence to look at what you do, find the good, and find solutions to the not so good. You implement the steps you need to take to make improvement and then you reflect on how those steps worked and how and why they didn’t work. This is a never ending cycle, that is essential for constant improvement.

Plan of Action

Action Planning Template
Goal: How can we incorporate NEO2 or other technology into faculty meetings, so that every teacher can utilize the technology and become increasingly familiar with it and become more inclined to incorporate it into daily lessons?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Back to school staff development day. Use clickers to answer research questions.	principal and myself	Present of staff development day, May 2013 insure that all technology is installed onto computers in Café, and LRC	clickers, projector, software on laptop	digital pictures of teachers using the technology or teacher work printed out.
Faculty meeting use neo2 and the to know tool bar for clickers. run a power point with response questions and let teachers respond through clickers	principal presents the information and I incorporate a technology piece in conjunction to.	September Fac. Meeting.30 min.	NEO2 for each teachers, to know tools installed or LRC computer, NEO@ receiver	3 question exit ticket survey. 1. I learned something new. 2. this was stressful. 3 I will incorporate  NEO2 into my lessons.
Faculty meeting -Neo2- Teachers will write responses to writing prompts Valentine themed poems already programmed into the NEO2s and print writings from LRC printer. Scan QR code and research St. Valentine write four facts about your findings.	Me	February Faculty meeting	NEO2, Software on LRC computers, QR codes	Exit questions