When I first started this course all I knew about
research was to Google information. To
my surprise I quickly learned that is not an easy task to find credible
information online. I always heard “do
not believe everything you read off the internet” so I was a little
skeptical. Thanks to last week resources
now I feel confident about my skills to identify credible and valuable
information for my research and other reasons.
Research is a challenge, but it is a challenge I am
ready to overcome. I am excited of the
new knowledge as I am a little overwhelmed.
The biggest challenge I anticipate during this process is time. Even though, I consider myself as a person
who does not procrastinate, and that manages time well I am a little concerned the time I have assigned for studying may not
be enough to complete research. I know
that all of you have busy lifestyles just as I do; and if you can give me some
of the ideas of how you find extra time to research I will appreciate it.
I enrolled in this M.S program because I have a
passion for the early childhood field, and I have the goal of becoming a
trainer/mentor-coach for early childhood teachers. I want to share my knowledge and skills with
other teachers, and help them to growth and develop to become better
teachers. I shared my goal with you
because this explains the reason of the research topic I am choosing. I am interested in the professional
development and training area of the early childhood field. However, this is very broad area, and we can
only choose a subtopic. The subtopic I
am choosing is how does professional development helps teachers. I want to learn everything about this
subtopic, and I hope I can get vital information that can help me refine my
career goals.
Any resources and information regarding this topic
will be greatly appreciated.
Marta,
ReplyDeleteI too am a bit concerned about the time factor. I wonder how much additional time will be needed? I think that your topic is very interesting and I love how you relate it to your career goals. I think that it will be meaningful research for you because of this!
I think professional development is a good research topic. If you need any input from me, just let me know. I would be willing to answer any survey type questions you may have if you need any participants.
Happy research!
Kristi
What a great subtopic. I think that your search will lead you to many results supporting quality and p.d.
ReplyDeleteA longitudanal study found that, "professional development focused on specific instructional practices increases teachers' use of those practices in the classroom, (Desimone; Porter; Garet; Kwang;Birman, 2002)". Our team works to create our professional development based on the results of our program quality asssessment. We find this to be the best approach to an increase in quality.