What I have learned about an action research plan /How educational leaders can use blogs

What I have learned about action research plans.

I have learned that using an action research plan can be very useful and valuable when trying to resolve a problem. The plan allows the practitioner to be a part of creating the subject of the plan and working to solve the issue. I like that it is a continuous project and gives the practitioner a chance to identify a situation on their campus, formulate strategies to improve or resolve the situation, implement the strategies chosen and  evaluate their effectiveness. After this is done, the practitioner clarifies the situation, looks for new problems that arise, and seek ways to improve the new situation. This goes into the next plan of action.  Unlike traditional educational research, the practitioner is the one in charge and is not pushed to the side and replaces with “experts”, who use theories and studies that have already been conducted to solve the problem at hand. Every campus is different and needs their own individualized plan.  Furthermore, experts are the main people on the campus. The best way to resolve the  issues on school campuses are to ask the people who work on them every single day because they know what they students and professionals of that campus needs and that’s exactly what the action research plan does.

Ways that blogs could be used by an educational leader

Educational leaders can use blogs to keep their faculty and staff informed about things that are going on around the campus and about upcoming events. The faculty and staff could reply to the information posted in the blog and give their input on issues that are addressed.