http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_Collaborative_Teacher_Inquiry.pdfI"In practice, inquiry engages teachers as learners in critical and creative thinking.
It honours openness and flexibility. Through collaborative dialogue, teachers seek
emergent possibilities – new questions and solutions to student learning and achievement. This stance is “iterative,” repeating progressively as teachers reflect and build
on each successive inquiry."
The process is:
1. Relevant
2. Collaborative
3. Reflective
4. Iterative
5. Reasoned
6. Adaptive
It honours openness and flexibility. Through collaborative dialogue, teachers seek
emergent possibilities – new questions and solutions to student learning and achievement. This stance is “iterative,” repeating progressively as teachers reflect and build
on each successive inquiry."
The process is:
1. Relevant
2. Collaborative
3. Reflective
4. Iterative
5. Reasoned
6. Adaptive
http://misalondon.ca/PDF/collabpdfs/Collaborative_Inquiry_Guide_2011.pdf
A great resource that outlines how to establish the collaborative inquiry process with your staff. The article discusses great strategies for developing your 'theory of action' statements and using data to inform the process.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/leadership/pdfs/issue25.pdf
A great article which details the role of the principal in establishing a culture of collaborative inquiry within the school.
According to Hord and Hearst (2009)
• Expect teachers to keep knowledge fresh: Let teachers know you
expect them to keep their skills up-to-date through collaborative
study.
• Guide communities toward self-direction: Effective learning
communities are democratic and participatory. Share authority
and decision-making from the beginning and prepare others
to take the lead.
• Make data accessible: Support instructional decision-making by
ensuring that data on student performance is available in a format
that teachers find understandable and that invites interpretation.
• Teach discussion and decision-making skills: Especially if collaboration is new in your school, help teachers develop skills in talking
and making decisions together. Explain the different modes of
dialogue and discussion (See for example, Garmston and Wellman,
2009).
• Show teachers the research: Research on professional learning
communities indicates that teachers reap benefits such as: collective responsibility for student success, increased understanding of
teachers’ roles in helping students achieve, feedback and assistance
from peers, and professional renewal.
• Take time to build trust: Giving teachers guided practice in
conducting appropriate conversations, making decisions, and
managing conflict will help strengthen trust; so will keeping
the focus on building student and teacher learning.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/leadership/IdeasIntoActionBulletin3.pdf
This document outlines how developing a collaborative approach needs:
Here are five tips for success:
1. Create a culture of professional learning and inquiry
2. Strengthen awareness about evidence quality
3. Build research capacity
4. Provide links and access to resources
5. Embed research to strengthen your PLC.
This document outlines how developing a collaborative approach needs:
Here are five tips for success:
1. Create a culture of professional learning and inquiry
2. Strengthen awareness about evidence quality
3. Build research capacity
4. Provide links and access to resources
5. Embed research to strengthen your PLC.