Collaboration Spotlights: JE Moss Elementary, Goodlettsville Middle, CTE Cohort, and Joelton Middle8/4/2017 Beginning the School Year with Collaborative Inquiry According to John Hattie (2015), “the largest barrier to student learning is within-school variability” (p. 1). He recommends that what works best in education is empowering schools to leverage the collaborative expertise of the educators within a building. If often tell teams that I work with that if we had the answer, then we would have implemented it already. However, education faces complex issues today.
Therefore, MNPS’ Collaborative Inquiry process, developed by the MNPS Community of Practice (Haynes Middle, Margaret Allen Middle, Two Rivers Middle, West End Middle, and Wright Middle), is about empowering MNPS educators to use data and educator expertise for addressing a variety of complex issues in order to ensure all MNPS students are successful. I am excited to share that three schools started the 2017-2018 school year off by engaging in collaborative inquiry to have deep conversations about a variety of topics.
If you have a collaborative inquiry story to share and/or need support with the collaborative inquiry process, please feel free to contact… References: Hattie, J. (2015). What works best in education: The politics of collaborative expertise. London, UK: Pearson.
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In June 2017, Mariana Merritt, MNPS Coordinator of Family and Community Engagement, Pre-K, attended the Leading Collaborative Inquiry Teams workshop. A challenge at the end of the workshop was to use some of the structures, strategies, and principles at your next meeting. Mrs. Merritt was up to the challenge and is willing to share with us strategies she used and how it affected her meeting. On July 15, 2017, Mariana Merritt facilitated the Parent Ambassador Annual Meeting. Since this group just formed, their first task was to develop a vision and mission statement to guide their work for the 2017-2018 school year. During her reflection, she shared three strategies that helped her effectively lead this collaborative team. Collaborative Inquiry Process
Third Point
Diamond Pattern of Interaction
Thanks to Mariana Merritt for allowing us to learn with her.
If you have a collaborative inquiry story and/or need support with collaborative inquiry, please email Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org. References: Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2015). Leading groups: Effective strategies for building professional community. Charlotte, VT: MiraVia, LLC. MNPS Community of Practice. (2017). MNPS collaborative inquiry toolkit website. Retrieved from http://www.mnpscollaboration.org/ Wellman, B. & Lipton, L. (2017). Data-driven dialogue: A facilitator’s guide to collaborative inquiry. Charlotte, VT: MiraVia, LLC.
To read more about the meeting and access resources, please click HERE.
If you have a story to share about using collaborative inquiry for empowering educators OR would like to learn more, please contact Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.
On June 13-14, I had the privilege of leading a workshop entitled, Leading Collaborative Teams. During this workshop, participants learned strategies, structures, and principles for effectively leading collaborative teams. Now, they are part of the CIA as well. Look for upcoming webinars and face to face gatherings as we continue to build our community of practice.
If you would like to learn more about Leading Collaborative Teams, click HERE and/or contact Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.
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The other two sessions shared about MNPS' partnership with REL Appalachia to develop the Teacher Data Use Survey (TDUS) as part of our collaborative inquiry partnership. In the first session, Dr. Jeff Wayman and Dr. Vincent Cho presented, Helping Administrators Get Data on How Teachers Use Data: The Teacher Data Use Survey. In this session, they presented about the how the survey was developed for approval by Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a division of the US DOE, and talked about the MNPS' role played in getting the survey ready for dissemination. Because of our partnership, the survey is now available for any district to use. To read more about the TDUS, please click HERE. (Thanks to Dr. Ellen Mandinach, Dr. Stephanie Wilkerson, and Dr. John Supovitz for also helping with this work.) |
You can access the PowerPoint HERE. (Thanks to Dr. Stephanie Wilkerson for her contributions to this work.)
MNPS' Collaborative Inquiry Data Use practices are featured in this month's Learning Forward magazine, The Learning Professional. The article shares the collaborative inquiry partnership with REL Appalachia, and the lessons learned throughout the partnership. If you are a member of Learning Forward, you can download the article at https://learningforward.org/publications/jsd. (Scroll down to find it.) If you are not a member and are interested in reading the article, please email Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org to request a copy. |
THERE ARE AVAILABLE SPOTS......
- Attend the 2-day workshop at DuPont Tyler Middle Prep on Tuesday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 14 from 9 AM to 4 PM. (MUST be available to attend BOTH days.)
- Participate in CIA webinars throughout the 2017-2018 school year (September, December, February, April....Exact dates and times TBD).
- Attend the follow-up face to face workshops in November and March. (Exact dates and times TBD.)
- Be willing to learn new strategies and share them with others.
- Complete the online application form by FRIDAY, April 21st at 12 PM.
If you have questions, concerns, feedback, or a collaborative inquiry story to share, please feel free to contact Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.
Several people have inquired about the Facilitating Collaborative Inquiry Teams workshop. The focus of the workshop is around two books, Leading Groups and Groups at Work, by Dr. Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman. During the 2-day workshop, you learn about strategies, structures, and principles for facilitating collaborative inquiry teams. |
If you are interested in being part of the CIA, please review the following requirements and submit your application online by FRIDAY, April 21st at 12 PM.
- Attend the 2-day workshop at DuPont Tyler Middle Prep on Tuesday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 14 from 9 AM to 4 PM. (MUST be available to attend BOTH days.)
- Participate in CIA webinars throughout the 2017-2018 school year (September, December, February, April....Exact dates and times TBD).
- Attend the follow-up face to face workshops in November and March. (Exact dates and times TBD.)
- Be willing to learn new strategies and share them with others.
- Complete the online application form by FRIDAY, April 21st at 12 PM.
After reading these requirements, you are welcome to apply online HERE. (Please note that there is an application process as the academy is limited to 30 participants.)
If you have questions, concerns, feedback, or a collaborative inquiry story to share, please feel free to contact Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.
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