Blue Prints for Collaborative Inquiry by

Collaborative inquiry occurs when.

evanl1 — 2016-01-28 08:56:59 UTC

“Teachers come together, asking questions, looking at research and exploring student thinking to discover the way their students learn best.”

Collaborative Inquiry in Action

evanl1 — 2016-01-28 09:11:49 UTC

See what 50 teachers from Simcoe County District School Board had to say about collaborative inquiry and why it was important to them.

The Collaborative Inquiry Process

evanl1 — 2016-01-28 09:23:03 UTC

From the 12,134 word document 'Collaborative Inquiry A Facilitators Guide 2011' I present collaborative inquiry in a nutshell (word cloud style below).

Or follow the steps below!

Identify a problem
Generate Solutions
Choose one to try
Reflect on results
Ask how can I make it better
Examine what is happening now

Adding to the Process

evanl1 — 2016-01-28 09:54:38 UTC

In the Learning Forward document 'COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY A Facilitator’s Guide' they introduce a four-stage model to collaborative inquiry.

I wonder in stage 1. Framing the Problem, could eductaors include collaborative inquiry with student leaders as well? What if the teachers were part of the problem. For example teachers were not updating course content or using the latest technology tools and student learning was limited The idea is to narrow or focusing on student learning needs but what if the biggest need was a change from teachers and they weren't able to identify it. What if in the first activity and planning stages some student leaders were given an opinion on the needs of their teachers or peers?

The Future of Collaboative Inquiry

evanl1 — 2016-01-28 10:19:54 UTC

In some of our discussion posts and prezi's they talk about the road blocks involved with getting Collaborative Inquiry started. I asked how can we overcome some of these obstacles and create an atmosphere to foster collaborative inquiry in school districts. I will partly answer my own questions with the article below but it still leaves some important discussion. If it takes to long to load, I am sorry Paddlet isn't the smoothest operator. Check it out here instead (http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/collaborative-inquiry)