The
action research is underway but a little behind the schedule I posted. The first six weeks of school have consumed
me to say the least. It is a good thing
I plan for such and I still have some wiggle room. I have distributed surveys and have received
all of them back they are sitting on my desk staring at me every day.
I
have received a huge boon to my project!
It seems that The Director of Special Education Professional Development
for my district, Shelly Bratcher. is working on a similar project. She is working on developing co-teacher
relations and has created a fantastic program to help those that are struggling
to find a way to work together. It is a
three hour long course that even includes a one-on-one component for those
teaching combinations that we have deemed “red lights”, relationships that are completely dysfunctional,
and in need of serious “marriage counseling”.
The hope is to get them to at least a “yellow light” and to get the
yellows to “green lights”. So not only
do I have data to collect from my campus but I now have data to use from across
the district as well as a very comprehensive professional development course
that is geared specifically to my action research. This was a complete accident but demonstrates
the need for such research. Ms. Bratcher
is happy to help and completely willing to share data with me. We have a meeting planned to share information
and help me make adjustments to my plan. I don’t think things could have worked
out any better.
