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The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry : Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms

The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry : Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms

The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry : Realizing Change in Schools
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The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry : Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms Paperback - 2016

by Velasco, Moses, Donohoo, Jenni Anne Marie

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From the publisher

Foster reflective teacher leadership and make real change happen!

Teachers are powerful change agents in the on-going process of school improvement. This insightful, must-read guide helps school leaders shape the development of a sustainable professional learning culture. Practical suggestions and in-depth research shed light on your path as you explore the benefits and challenges of adopting authentic teacher collaboration across schools and districts. A follow-up to Jenni Donohoo's best-selling Collaborative Inquiry for Educators: A Facilitator′s Guide to School Improvement, this book will quickly move you from theory to practice. Learn valuable lessons from leaders' experiences in the field and discover:

  • A rationale and framework for engaging in inquiry
  • The vital conditions needed to ensure systemwide collaboration
  • Common pitfalls and the four stages of school improvement

Included are Cardwork Strategies with explicit actions and phrases to improve professional practice. Use this insightful guide to develop teacher leaders who lead and learn productively!

"The concept of collaborative inquiry is increasingly bandied about these days with little precision. In one fell swoop, Donohoo and Velasco change all that with this succinct, hard hitting, complete, powerful, and, above all, accessible book on collaborative inquiry."
--Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus
OISE/University of Toronto

"Donohoo and Velasco guide readers through an inquiry process that can strengthen every professional learning community. They provide the 'how' to teacher collaboration and shine light on the path that will get us all there."
--Douglas Fisher, Professor
San Diego State University

About the author

Jenni Donohoo is a Research and Program Evaluation Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board. Jenni holds a doctorate in education from the University of Windsor, Brock University, and Lakehead University's Joint Educational Studies PhD Program. Her classroom teaching experiences include elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. In her role, supporting system leaders in developing professional learning communities, Jenni has promoted collaborative inquiry as a viable approach to system improvement for years. While serving as the President of Learning Forward Ontario, Jenni designed a program that immersed educators in the collaborative inquiry process so that they could experience it and in turn, facilitate teams back in their schools and districts. She also helped to design and teaches a course on facilitating collaborative inquiry for the Ontario Principals' Council.Jenni believes that collaboration and reflection are essential elements in developing formal and informal leadership in schools and that leadership development is the key to sustaining meaningful changes in practice. Jenni lives in Amherstburg, Ontario with her husband Jim and their two golden retrievers Tilley and Taylor.

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