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Collective Inquiry is about working together to determine the effectiveness of instructional practices and learning together to increase instructional traction.
Collective Inquiry is about working together to determine the effectiveness of instructional practices and learning together to increase instructional traction.
" IF A CHANGE INITIATIVE IS TO BE SUSTAINED, THE ELEMENTS OF THAT CHANGE MUST BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL. UNLESS COLLECTIVE INQUIRY, COLLABORATIVE TEAMS, ORIENTATION TOWARD ACTION, AND FOCUS ON RESULTS BECOME PART OF 'THE WAY WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE' THE EFFORT TO CREATE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IS LIKELY TO FAIL." ~ PLC at Work
COLLECTIVE INQUIRY - What does that mean?
COLLECTIVE INQUIRY - What does that mean?
Teams use the cycle of improvement to yield the highest instructional traction possible.
Effective PLCs continually implement and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional practices and team-initiated learning.
How do they do this? Reviewing evidence of student learning provides PLCs with information about instruction and learning. PLCs seek out the instructional practices yielding the most traction for students to meet the priority standards. When needed, PLCs research and try new practices. Thus, learning from one another is at the heart of collective inquiry in a PLC.
Collective Inquiry Introduction. For a 3-part series on Inquiry, scroll down to "additional resources".
"One of the most important cultural shifts that must take place if schools are to perform as a professional learning community involves a shift from a primary focus on teaching to placing the primary focus on learning."
~ Getting Started
Framework for meeting the needs of all students
Framework for meeting the needs of all students
PLC goals and professional learning are developed based on shared goals using student evidence of learning.
Following the framework to the left provides PLCs the starting point for PLC collaboration. Beginning with the star - the first step is ensuring all members of the PLC have clarity on priority standards, on instructional practices, and common assessments.
Instruction is provided followed by practice and feedback to increase learning. If instruction is not meeting students' needs, PLCs engage in collective inquiry to determine next steps in instruction.
"If the organization is to become more effective in helping all students learn, the adults in the organization must also be continually learning. Therefore, structures are created to ensure staff members engage in job-embedded learning as part of their routine work practices."
~ Learning by Doing
PLC Learning continuum: collective inquiry hyper rubric and resources
PLC Learning continuum: collective inquiry hyper rubric and resources
Use the Google Doc to determine current reality for engaging in continuous improvement. Used in conjunction with the framework for meeting the needs of all students, each PLC can determine how to move to the far right of the continuum.
"There are no shortcuts; establishing a guaranteed and viable curriculum requires that teachers engage in a process of collective inquiry."
~ Learning by Doing
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