Reflection - 1/23/2007

Reflection – 1/23/07
After attending the 2nd elluminate session, I received an e-mail from Randy asking the following three questions from Richard Sagor’s Book, Conducting Action Research.
1) Does this issue involve induction and new educator support?
2) Is this issue something I can influence?
3) Is this issue something I am deeply concerned about?

Does this issue involve induction and new educator support? Yes. New educators have been assigned instructional coaches to best meet the needs of the new educator. Most of the instructional coaches are members of the support staff working outside the regular classroom, so they can better assist the new educator throughout the entire day and not just during common planning time. Even though the idea was to assign instructional coaches from the support staff so that they easily and more readily get into the classrooms to assist their new educators, I am not sure this is happening between all IC/NE teams. Often as the NESS Liaison I am asked to come in and help because the IC is not available or they feel more comfortable asking me rather than their assigned IC.

Is this issue something I can influence? Yes. I can meet with IC and review expectations from the induction plan for each of the IC.

Is this issue something I am deeply concerned about? Yes.