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Innovation Grant 2013
The Team: Amy Rice, Bryan Scho1ield, Amy Meldrum, Jeff Muthanna, Michelle LaBounty, Craig Cantlie
Monday, 10 June, 13
WHAT WAS YOUR INQUIRY QUESTION?
Will providing extended monthly collaborative time for teachers deepen and facilitate
their abilities to effectively explore and plan their units of
Inquiry? Will Inquiry based units be more rigorous and will students' learning be
more connected and meaningful and encourage
them to take action?
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How did you do it?
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1. Unit Planning (big ideas/concepts/summative tasks)
2. Quintessential Inquiry – lesson preparation
• The teacher has an intended outcome for the day
• Focus on teacher questions
• “figuring things out”
• PROVOCATION
3. Coaching in the classroom
4. Collaboration.
• Team teaching
• Variety for the students
• Immediate, trusted, adult feedback
5. Win/Win
inQuire
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Messy Consistency Variety TenacityWednesday Mornings and Monthly Afternoon Sit Downs
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How did you do it? Found Expertise in the District and Beyond
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Shelley WrightSaskatchewan/ICC/In Canada
Instead of her standing and delivering curriculum, she is more of a facilitator
Genius Hour- Kids pick something that they are passionate about.
Asking questions and knowing what’s going on with the students emotionally is key
The Process is what is important
Shared real classroom examples
Janet HicksWest Bay/In District
Monday Mornings3rd Term
met with interested teachers to plan and team teach
led planning through the IB lens of inquiry learning
led an inQuire workshop afterschool
Kath MurdochAustralia/International
2 after-school sessions via FaceTime/Skype
her work was the focus of the literature handed out at Pro-D Days
provided tools for creating a culture of inquiry - questioning
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How did you do it? Professional Development led by our Teachers -‐ SOLE
Honest conversation around inquiry -‐ where are we?Big Question -‐ What are challenges and opportunities for learning? Teacher lensBig Question -‐ Tackling the big question. Student LensRe1lections on the Process and perceived realitiesMaking Connections with students
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How can I do Inquiry with all the curriculum we have to teach?
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WHAT SURPRISED YOU?
The “buy-‐in” by Staff
The efforts staff went to inQuire
What many of us thought of as "the giving up of control” actually came to mean a sharing of power, in which students took an active role in the direction of their own learning. I was surprised both by this and by the level of commitment and passion of my colleagues to an idea that required such a radical shift in our thinking. Many of the people with whom I work really embraced the idea of change – even though it meant changing fundamental notions of our practice and our understanding of what it is to teach.The dips
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WHY THIS MATTERS
To build a culture of inquiry it was important to build capacity amongst the staff in a manner that encouraged “learning from within” as staff collaborate and begin to mentor one another.
It demonstrated a commitment to the staff that we valued the direction of inquiry.
It created a safe opportunity for teachers to expand their pedagogy.
It is what’s best forstudent learning.
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WHERE TO NEXT?Continue to build capacity amongst the staff and encourage greater risk-taking in “letting go” with
classroom learning.Continue to nurture interested staff as inQuiry
leaders and have them work collaboratively with colleagues.
Ensure we are developing the staff learning in a sustainable manner by understanding and honouring that it is a long (and windy) road.
How can we support your journey?Monday, 10 June, 13