The assignment for this week allowed me to see the different aspects of research that an administrator has at their finger tips in order to make a difference. This week taught me that I am in control of my own destiny and my own professional growth. If I take control of my own professional growth then the possibilities of learning and improving are limitless. The text from Dana showed me the "wonderings" of administrators and it gives me a starting point for my own questions/discoveries. Each topic that was addressed also gave me an idea of how to approach the scenario and provided an explanation for each action research project that the administrator pursued.

Also in this week's assignment I also learned how to come up with my own action research area that is of interest to me. When it is of interest to me then the focus will be more detailed and the outcome will be more beneficial for both me as the administrator and for my campus. As an educator with 16 years of experience (and the majority of the time with freshmen), I have noticed a trend with our incoming freshmen and the problems that they are faced with on a daily basis. Therefore, my action research will focus on the transition phase for freshmen from middle school to high school and how to make them more successful throughout their high school careers'. With an action research topic in place and a goal established I can now move forward with implementing steps that will make our campuses' freshmen more successful.