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Inquiry Rocks!

Posted by Katie on March 31, 2009 in Making Visible, Student Interviews, Video Evidence with 1 Comment


I think the best thing about the FIN experience so far is sharing our work with others, whether it be a coach, a student, a dean, or a college president.  Not that we’ve ever been unwilling to share what we do–in fact, we’ve been working to publicize our successful program and staff development efforts.  But the supportive environment of inquiry and the focus on making students’ learning visible, combined with the experience of sharing our inquiry process with others, reveals amazing things!  Watching our lesson study video with Katie, our dean, our student co-inquirer Enrique, and our counselor team member Nancy helped us realize/vocalize hunches about how the way our program teaches grammar works for our 104 students, but might account for the lower success rate of our 100A students.  More on this in a separate post.

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  1. Jamie ChandlerMarch 31, 2009 - 10:56 am #1

    Katie,

    This is so awesome! Thanks for your reflection!

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The Faculty Inquiry Network’s (FIN) purpose is to support professional development which includes: conducting faculty inquiry; revisiting basic skills assumptions; interpreting and integrating data; accessing student voices; developing students as co-inquirers; making visible; using technology for teaching and learning; creating and supporting new initiatives, curriculum and program development; constructing educational tools using digital media; and hosting dialogue around student and faculty learning.

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