5301 Research Reflection

After reading the comments on my blog, it pointed out a few things I had already thought of but a few I had not considered for my action research plan. In my research plan, we will be implementing an on line computer program Think through Math. My plan states that I will be allowing my student’s time to access the online program twice a week for forty-five minutes, at school, and they will access it once a week at home for forty-five minutes. I have found that “Developing a collaborative culture has been one of the challenges faced” (Dana, p. 51, 2009) at my school. The post on my blog made a comment about not all students having access to computers at home and how would this affect them? Since I read that comment, which by the way was a very good one, we offer extra computer usage before and after school. Students need to access Think through Math as much as possible (Think through Math). So, students that do not have a computer or internet access can come in and use the computers at school: either in my classroom or the reading teacher’s class. I did not think that students utilizing the program at home would be at an advantage compared to those students without computer access. I believe this was a great thing to consider and I am happy to make this change in my plan.

Another comment on my blog suggested that I allow students to access Thinking through Math after they have completed their class assignments. After debating about this suggestion, I decided not to add it to my action research plan. I made this decision not to allow my students to access the program during the instructional day after students finished work because I only have three computers in my room and I feel that my students will rush through their work just to get on the program. I am though, thinking about incorporating stations and making a computer station, this was another suggestion from my blog.

References:

Dana, Nancy. Leading with Passion and Knowledge: The Principal as Action Researcher. Crowin

Publisher: CA. 2009.

Think through Math

Accessed through http://www.ttmtexas.com/