Strategic Inquiry: Starting Small for Big Results in Education

Synopsis

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. Foreword / By Michael Fullan -- Introduction -- Vision, Model, And Outcomes. How Strategic Inquiry Works ; How Strategic Inquiry Pays Off -- Strategic Inquiry In Action. Moving Students To Succeed ; Moving Instructional Systems To Improve Success ; Moving Colleagues Toward A School Inquiry Culture -- System Support Of Inquiry-based Reform. Developing A District System Of Inquiry-based Improvement ; Bringing Leader Certification Programs On Board. Nell Scharff Panero And Joan E. Talbert. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 165-173) And Index.