Lessons learned from Week 2 (EDLD 5301 Research)

I learned from watching and listening to each of these scholars to not make decisions without looking at data first. We need teachers that come out of college having a concept of what research is and being able to conduct it so they can impact student achievement. We should teach our teachers to be data driven. Many districts have been through what my district could be currently experiencing. We should look at those other districts and ways that they improved student achievement, etc. Use the internet to read and study. Making sure that the data is going to help change student performance is very important. We are living in a technological age and the old days of waiting for the data to come in are now over. We have to be proactive instead of reactive.