Collaborative Inquiry for Secondary Educators
Description
Collaborative Inquiry for Secondary Educators is a web-based learning tool designed to support secondary educators as they work to improve their students' achievement. The tool allows the user to move through individual, self-paced modules that focus on student achievement, collaborative inquiry (an introduction, characteristics of, and how to engage in the process), and professional learning networks. Opportunities to learn, reflect, interact with, and experiment with the material will support the educator as they focus on their students' learning and best opportunities for success.
Collaborative Inquiry for Secondary Educators is a web-based learning tool designed to support secondary educators as they work to improve their students' achievement. The tool allows the user to move through individual, self-paced modules that focus on student achievement, collaborative inquiry (an introduction, characteristics of, and how to engage in the process), and professional learning networks. Opportunities to learn, reflect, interact with, and experiment with the material will support the educator as they focus on their students' learning and best opportunities for success.
Intended Audience
As the tool's title suggests, the intended audience is secondary educators who want to improve their students' achievement through enhanced teaching and learning.
As the tool's title suggests, the intended audience is secondary educators who want to improve their students' achievement through enhanced teaching and learning.
Learning Goals
After completing this WBLT, the user should ...
After completing this WBLT, the user should ...
- explain what 'Student Achievement' means
- describe what influences Student Achievement
- identify the role of the teacher in Student Achievement
- identify the role of teaching in learning and how student learning has changed
- outline what Collaborative Inquiry IS and IS NOT
- describe what a Professional Learning Community is
- outline dysfunctions of a PLC
- understand the importance of relevance, collaboration, reflection, iteration, reason, adaptation, and reciprocity in Collaborative Inquiry
- understand the Collaborative Inquiry process
- identify the components of professional development
- outline essential questions to maintain focus in a PLC
- understand how a PLC meeting could potentially run
- understand what a Professional Learning Network is
- understand the benefits of having a Professional Learning Network
- get started on or dig deeper into your own Professional Learning Network