Archive for August, 2008

My Final Podcast

Friday, August 15th, 2008

This was a difficult project for me, I have never tried to combined video and stills into one podcast.  I had to revert to iMovie at the last minute, which means that the quality is very poor.  I will need to invest in File Maker Pro to do a better job next time.
I did try [...]

Evaluation

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

In any continuous improvement model, evaluation and modification is an ongoing process.  The evaluation of this project will be ongoing as well, feedback will be derived from:
•    administrators comments and questions via email
•    comments shared at PLC meetings
•    zoomerang survey questions
The blogs greatest value will be derived from the quality of the discussions during PLC [...]

Implementation

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

In May 2008, I spoke to our superintendent, John Stafford, and shared my idea about creating a blog for our administrative PLC.  He was delighted with the idea and wanted to start the process as soon as possible.  The launching took place at our annual administrators’ back to school kick off call The Charge!  Since [...]

Development

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

The blog was created in EduBlogs giving me greater flexibility in design than Blogger.  It also offered me the ability to approve and/or disapprove the comments.  Although proper netiquette was discussed with the administrators,  a protocol (rules) will be established at the first PLC meeting in August.  Currently the site is not password protected, but [...]

Design

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

I decided that a blog would be the best solution for this project by meeting the needs of the administrators and the superintendent.  Blogs are used for a variety of reason, but most are used to elicit comments, responses or for reflection of thoughts and ideas.  I created the Madera Unified Administrators’ PLC Blog using [...]

Analysis

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Madera Uniifed District administrators meet twice monthly to collaboratively discuss district and school site data based on benchmark exams and /or intervention assessment tools used in the schools.  The administrators desire to use their bimonthly Professional Learning Community gatherings to reflect on inquiry questions based on key focus instructional issues in Madera Unified during the [...]

My First Podcast- Bubbas the Farmer

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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