Informed Decision-Making

Informed Decision-Making

                     

I believe that using research and documented best practices helps make informed decision regarding technology integration because it gives you detailed information and results that have been attempt in other schools on what and how technology best works in the classroom. When decideing to use the documented best practices, you have to ask yourself, "Does this really happen in my classroom or school." Some best practices work in certain environments where in other environments, it will not be as successful. I believe that have what it takes to make informed decisions, based on my past experiences and the knowledge and infomration gained throuighout my educational and teaching experiences. In my current position, I have to make informed decision that will benefit the overalll group of students that are in the collegiate program. When it comes to course selections for our various pathways to creating transportation schedules that allow for students to travel back and forth between the high school campus and the community college campus where they are taking dual credit courses. Being in the adminsitrative role, you spend a lot of time in meeting woith your team creating solutions for various problems that may or have rose with your students. If it is a transportastion issue, scheduling problems, or maintiaing grades, your decisions can support or not support the students at hand. In my program, we had to figure out how to accommendate all of our 103 juniors schedules so that they can meet the expectations of both high school and college courses. Spending over 3 weeks trying to situate schedules and and corse requirements for students has been an eye-opening process. When you think you have gotten the idea or hang of the process, a wrench is thrown in or you are denied your request. This is a decision making issue that I am facing with my current job.