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Assignment 1.2 Ancient Manuscript

January 19, 2014  Week 1
Assignment 1.2
Title of picture- Virgin and Child

Investigate ancient manuscripts with a 50-100 words reflection. 

My first impression of this ancient work is how they work the very intricate Celtic designs around the main picture, yet it is not too busy. They were able to use the right color combinations of rich colors (green, gold and purple) to help the picture stand out, yet not be overshadowed. The Celtic artwork is very beautiful with the intricate art. This picture displays the four principles of designs of C.R.A.P. First, for contrast this picture uses complementary colors purple and gold, along with secondary color of green that work well with each other. For repetition, green, purple and gold repeat throughout the picture, as well as the design that frames the picture. Also, it has the same corner design. For alignment, the main picture of the Virgin and child is centered to create a  main focus. Finally, for proximity the artist placed the angels together to represent them as a unit. The artist helped us understand the importance of this ancient manuscript by placing the main picture in the middle and framing it with the signature Celtic design. The main picture is of the Virgin Mary with child and I personally believe it is beautifully done.

 week 1 Assignment 1.4 Partners for group project

Google Doc link below
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Z92HcU4ZEslR1efjM9TAGCUk7gvOsM-J9LQuS-G0UM/edit?pli=1

EDLD 5366 Digital Graphic Web Design

Week 1 Assignment 1.3 Create a project
Heritage Night Flyer that teaches C.R.A.P principles

 50 -100 word review:

  My teaching tool for the C.R.A.P. assignment is a flyer for our upcoming Heritage Night. This flyer is simplistic in nature , yet follows the design principles that could be taught to teachers in an easy format.  For contrast I used blue and orange for the background. These two colors are opposite on the color wheel and are complementary colors. Also, blue makes a great background color. For repetition, I used bold stripes of blue and orange in a horizontal pattern, along with using the white font color. For alignment, I used the same font throughout the flyer along with keeping the font color white. Finally, for proximity I centered the picture of the hands in the middle, along with the information for the event.

Current Update 2013

I currently have the data from the 2011-2012 year regarding  the number of our discipline referrals . I have created  graph that will be used in the final results  page. I plan on administering  a quick survey at the end of April to the staff. By then the stress of STAAR will be over, and the teachers will have a full year to evaluate the effectiveness of the CHAMPS program.  I know that complete buy in from the staff will ultimely produce the best results from the campus. I also understand that even if the school see benefits from this program, we will also see room for growth. I look forward to analyzing the data from my staff.

Final Thoughts on Research Class 2012

When I first started this course, I had little training on action research. I was fortunate enough to be working on an action team for the district, in regards to our graduate profile. The team I worked with had a focus on improving interpersonal relationships with the students. Throughout this course I have gained a greater insight on what it means to do action research. I thought the blog was a very interesting way to share ideas and comments on my plan. I have always marveled at teachers who blogged about different subjects. I thought it was something that was too technical for me to accomplish. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to create and do. I am very grateful for learning a new strategy on how to communicate with others.

Reflection was a big concept that kept recurring in the book, the videos, and webinars with Dr. Abshire.  I learned that an effective administrator takes the time to reflect on action research projects both on their own and with collaborative groups.  I know in a lot of our science professional developments, we are asked to do a reflection form at the end for an evaluation. To be honest, most of the teachers just write ”Great job today,” so they can leave. I admit, I have done this many times. However, after this course, I now understand why they want us to use the reflection form for evaluation. Reflection time allows you or a group to really stop and think about the process or plan fully. It gives you the time to think about what is good in the plan, but also what needs to be changed. We need to take this time to think through potential problems, and be able to  plan accordingly.  Reflection is also a good thing to do collaboratively to be able to bounce different ideas and opinions off each other. During this process, if you  are working with a group, then you need to have a strong leader that allows everyone to share their ideas . The leader of the group should be a good listener, speak when needed, and guide the conversation in the correct direction.

The strategies such as; Force Field Analysis, Delphi Method, Nominal Group Technique, and the CARE model were of particular interest to me. As a teacher, I am always interested in learning new strategies to teach my students, so learning new strategies is always something that I have been interested in . These strategies for sustaining improvement in an action plan, were both easy to implement and helpful. I really liked the CARE model because it not only identified concerns, but also positive policies going on at a school. I feel when implementing a change, we sometimes look so closely at the negative we forget the positive.  This model has you look to the positive aspects in your school that will help make those changes.  Again, when I used the CARE model to write up my plan, it was very straightforward and not at all hard to do. I think this is a major benefit of these strategies.

I feel that I have gained a greater understanding of what action research is and how to complete a plan. I know that as I continue to reflect and revise the plan, I will grow to understand it even more. The best way form me to continue my understanding is to ask to be involved in action plans in the district and on my campus level.

 

Citations:

Dana, N. F. (2009). Administrator Inquiry Defined. Leading with passion and knowledge the principal as action researcher ;Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, a Joint Publication with the American Association of School Administrators

Harris, S., Edmonson, S., & Combs, J. P. (2010). Sustaining Improvement. Examining what we do to improve our schools: 8 steps from analysis to action (pp. 94-96). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

 

Action Research Plan

CHAMPS Action Research Plan
Goal: Measure the effectiveness of CHAMPS, since the implementation of it this school year.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Compare the data of office referrals from the 2011-2012 and the 2012-2013. Compare the overall number of office referrals per semester and the total for the year.	Hayley Fraser	December 2012- May 2012	Our online data base that stores the discipline records.	The data will be compared for the overall number of office referrals and types of office referrals
Create a short online survey.	-Hayley Fraser -Principal	April 2013	Survey Monkey	Create a short 5-7 question survey. Have the principal review this before I send it out to the staff.
Conduct a short online survey for the teachers complete.	Hayley Fraser	May 2013	An online survey.	The survey results will provide data from the teachers’ perspective. It will show if they feel the program is effective or not.
Use Literature resources about school wide discipline plans. This will include literature about CHAMPS and/or programs used on other campuses.	Hayley Fraser	April 2013	Internet articles	Use the articles as an additional resource for my research part of the project.
Share information gathered from the project with the principals and leadership teams.	Hayley Fraser	July 2013	Office referral data Survey data	Share the data gathered from the project with our principals leadership teams at the summer retreat meeting. This information will later be shared with the staff at the beginning of the year. Also, this information will help guide what staff development will be needed during the upcoming year for CHAMPS.