Strategic Inquiry is an innovative model for promoting teacher collaboration around identifying specific “learning gaps” that keep struggling students from succeeding. Gaps may include anything from the proper use of commas and conjunctions to concepts such as “slope” in math. The authors argue that addressing these critical learning gaps can lead to big changes in student success, in teachers’ sense of efficacy, and in school culture. The strategic inquiry model has been implemented in schools and districts around the country, including New York City, where it was rigorously evaluated with impressive results. As Common Core standards raise the bar for student learning ever higher, this proven approach promises to build teachers’ capacity for closing the gap between where struggling students are and where they need to be.
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CONTENTSForeword by Michael Fullan vii Introduction 1Part I Vision, Model, and Outcomes91 How Strategic Inquiry Works 112 How Strategic Inquiry Pays Off 29Part II Strategic Inquiry in Action 513 Moving Students to Succeed 534 Moving Instructional Systems to Improve Success 695 Moving Colleagues Toward a School Inquiry Culture 83Part III System Support of Inquiry-Based Reform1096 Developing a District System of Inquiry-Based Improvement 1117 Bringing Leader Certification Programs on Board 131 Conclusion 151 Appendixes 153Notes 165Acknowledgments 175About the Authors 179Index 181
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781612505848
Publisert
2013-09-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Vekt
282 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200

Om bidragsyterne

Nell Scharff Panero is the director of the Center for Educational Leadership at Baruch College, USA. Joan E. Talbert is a senior research scholar and codirector of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching at Stanford University's School of Education, USA.