Questions+to+Ponder

Begin with the end in mind... 1) What will it look like in our district when collaborative Inquiry is embedded at all levels of our collective practice? (practical / systems) and (vision / dream big)

2) What are we already doing in our district that promotes and utilizes a collaborative inquiry approach? (collect, survey, celebrate and validate) (case examples / highlights / stories from the field)

There are already a few initiatives which use the inquiry model: Developing Readers, Network of Performance-based Schools, the district's Action Research initiative, the projects the Leadership for Learning group do, and the Joint Inquiry Project where the STA and the board are working together. - Ross

3) How do we link or imbed collaborative inquiry appraches and tools to support the implementation of the five priority practices of the school district?

4) What Structures, resources and actions could we use / do to facilitate the implementation? - Video of Collaborative Inquiry teams in action / visual examples / -

5) How do we want to organize our focus team to "do the work"? - Regular meetings - Wiki for ongoing collaboration

6) Are there training components to be considered? If so, what could this look like? Design of space on UC, Video

7) What are some of the indicators or data sources that could help us monitor and better understand how our shift in forcus to a collaborative inquiry mindset is impacting student learning?

I see this as a critical issue. If student learning is only measured by numbers, I believe it's selling collaborative inquiry short. There are lots of ways to look at 'data' that isn't necessarily quantifiable data. - Ross

8) How will CI support new teachers in their professional learning? How will CI support our experienced teachers?

9) We need to develop an operational definition (local) of collaborative inquiry and constuct shared language. What is our operational definition of collaborative inquiry and what are key terms?