Inquiring Into the Common Core

Nancy Fichtman Dana - University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Jamey B. Burns - University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Rachel M. Wolkenhauer - University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Inquiring Into the Common Core
July 2013 | 112 pages | Corwin
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Common Core implementation begins with asking the right questions!

While the Common Core couldn’t be clearer about what to teach, they never quite tackle how to teach. That’s what makes Inquiring into the Common Core such an essential resource. It offers teachers an inquiry-based professional development model for achieving greater understanding of the standards themselves, then determining best ways to realize desired outcomes.

How exactly does the model work? Teachers take charge of their own professional development by posing questions, or wonderings, to stimulate action and higher-level insight into the big ambitions of the Common Core. At the very same time, they engage in a parallel process of inquiry with their students in service of the very same goals. Assisting teachers along the ways, Inquiring into the Common Core provides

  • tools to systematically study teaching effectiveness while adapting to new standards
  • classroom-ready, student inquiry techniques and strategies to apply within Common Core’s framework
  • real life inquiry-implementation examples from a high-need, high-poverty school

Ideal for both teams or individual teachers, there’s no better resource for laying the groundwork for successful and thought-provoking classroom actualization amid shifting times.

Contents

List of Figures

List of Figures

Foreword by Ann Lieberman

Foreword by Ann Lieberman

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. The Common Core and Inquiry
  • What is the Common Core?
  • How did the Common Core Develop?
  • Why Is the Common Core Important?
  • How Is the Common Core Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Difference Will the Common Core Make to Teachers and Students?
  • How Can Teachers Learn More About the Common Core and Its Relationship to Their Practice?
  • How Can Teachers Actualize the Common Core in their Daily Approach to Teaching?
  • Where Can I Learn More About the Common Core?
  • 2. Teacher Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Inquiry?
  • Components of the Inquiry Process
  • Where Can I Learn More About Inquiry?
  • 3. Teacher Inquiry Into the Common Core: The Story of Lareal
  • Finding a Wondering and Developing an Inquiry Plan
  • The Start of Lareal’s Inquiry
  • Collaborating with the Reading Coach
  • Continuing the Inquiry Journey
  • Summative Data Analysis and Sharing with Woodson Faculty
  • 4. Student Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Student Inquiry?
  • What Is the Relationship Between Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards?
  • How is Teaching as Inquiry Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Does Teaching as Inquiry Look Like in Practice?
  • What’s the General Structure for Student Inquiry?
  • Where Can I Learn More About Student Inquiry?
  • 5. Student Inquiry and the Common Core: The Story of Mary
  • First Things First: Creating a Culture of Inquiry
  • Starting Small: An Inquiry-Based Lesson
  • Expanding Horizons: An Inquiry-Based Unit
  • 6. Making the Common Core Come Alive Through Inquiry: Lessons Learned
  • Lessons About Teacher Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • Lessons About Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • The Most Important Lesson

References

References

Index

Index

Description

Common Core implementation begins with asking the right questions!

While the Common Core couldn’t be clearer about what to teach, they never quite tackle how to teach. That’s what makes Inquiring into the Common Core such an essential resource. It offers teachers an inquiry-based professional development model for achieving greater understanding of the standards themselves, then determining best ways to realize desired outcomes.

How exactly does the model work? Teachers take charge of their own professional development by posing questions, or wonderings, to stimulate action and higher-level insight into the big ambitions of the Common Core. At the very same time, they engage in a parallel process of inquiry with their students in service of the very same goals. Assisting teachers along the ways, Inquiring into the Common Core provides

  • tools to systematically study teaching effectiveness while adapting to new standards
  • classroom-ready, student inquiry techniques and strategies to apply within Common Core’s framework
  • real life inquiry-implementation examples from a high-need, high-poverty school

Ideal for both teams or individual teachers, there’s no better resource for laying the groundwork for successful and thought-provoking classroom actualization amid shifting times.

Contents

List of Figures

List of Figures

Foreword by Ann Lieberman

Foreword by Ann Lieberman

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. The Common Core and Inquiry
  • What is the Common Core?
  • How did the Common Core Develop?
  • Why Is the Common Core Important?
  • How Is the Common Core Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Difference Will the Common Core Make to Teachers and Students?
  • How Can Teachers Learn More About the Common Core and Its Relationship to Their Practice?
  • How Can Teachers Actualize the Common Core in their Daily Approach to Teaching?
  • Where Can I Learn More About the Common Core?
  • 2. Teacher Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Inquiry?
  • Components of the Inquiry Process
  • Where Can I Learn More About Inquiry?
  • 3. Teacher Inquiry Into the Common Core: The Story of Lareal
  • Finding a Wondering and Developing an Inquiry Plan
  • The Start of Lareal’s Inquiry
  • Collaborating with the Reading Coach
  • Continuing the Inquiry Journey
  • Summative Data Analysis and Sharing with Woodson Faculty
  • 4. Student Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Student Inquiry?
  • What Is the Relationship Between Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards?
  • How is Teaching as Inquiry Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Does Teaching as Inquiry Look Like in Practice?
  • What’s the General Structure for Student Inquiry?
  • Where Can I Learn More About Student Inquiry?
  • 5. Student Inquiry and the Common Core: The Story of Mary
  • First Things First: Creating a Culture of Inquiry
  • Starting Small: An Inquiry-Based Lesson
  • Expanding Horizons: An Inquiry-Based Unit
  • 6. Making the Common Core Come Alive Through Inquiry: Lessons Learned
  • Lessons About Teacher Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • Lessons About Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • The Most Important Lesson

References

References

Index

Index

July 2013 | 112 pages | Corwin

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Common Core implementation begins with asking the right questions!

While the Common Core couldn’t be clearer about what to teach, they never quite tackle how to teach. That’s what makes Inquiring into the Common Core such an essential resource. It offers teachers an inquiry-based professional development model for achieving greater understanding of the standards themselves, then determining best ways to realize desired outcomes.

How exactly does the model work? Teachers take charge of their own professional development by posing questions, or wonderings, to stimulate action and higher-level insight into the big ambitions of the Common Core. At the very same time, they engage in a parallel process of inquiry with their students in service of the very same goals. Assisting teachers along the ways, Inquiring into the Common Core provides

  • tools to systematically study teaching effectiveness while adapting to new standards
  • classroom-ready, student inquiry techniques and strategies to apply within Common Core’s framework
  • real life inquiry-implementation examples from a high-need, high-poverty school

Ideal for both teams or individual teachers, there’s no better resource for laying the groundwork for successful and thought-provoking classroom actualization amid shifting times.


Table Of Contents:

  • List of Figures
  • Foreword by Ann Lieberman
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. The Common Core and Inquiry
  • What is the Common Core?
  • How did the Common Core Develop?
  • Why Is the Common Core Important?
  • How Is the Common Core Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Difference Will the Common Core Make to Teachers and Students?
  • How Can Teachers Learn More About the Common Core and Its Relationship to Their Practice?
  • How Can Teachers Actualize the Common Core in their Daily Approach to Teaching?
  • Where Can I Learn More About the Common Core?
  • 2. Teacher Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Inquiry?
  • Components of the Inquiry Process
  • Where Can I Learn More About Inquiry?
  • 3. Teacher Inquiry Into the Common Core: The Story of Lareal
  • Finding a Wondering and Developing an Inquiry Plan
  • The Start of Lareal’s Inquiry
  • Collaborating with the Reading Coach
  • Continuing the Inquiry Journey
  • Summative Data Analysis and Sharing with Woodson Faculty
  • 4. Student Inquiry: The Basics
  • What is Student Inquiry?
  • What Is the Relationship Between Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards?
  • How is Teaching as Inquiry Different from the Status Quo?
  • What Does Teaching as Inquiry Look Like in Practice?
  • What’s the General Structure for Student Inquiry?
  • Where Can I Learn More About Student Inquiry?
  • 5. Student Inquiry and the Common Core: The Story of Mary
  • First Things First: Creating a Culture of Inquiry
  • Starting Small: An Inquiry-Based Lesson
  • Expanding Horizons: An Inquiry-Based Unit
  • 6. Making the Common Core Come Alive Through Inquiry: Lessons Learned
  • Lessons About Teacher Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • Lessons About Student Inquiry and the Common Core State Standards
  • The Most Important Lesson
  • References
  • Index

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Professor Gary Vause, Biomedical Hlth Info Sci Dept, University of Illinois - Chicago
"Inquiring Into the Common Core is an excellent resource for educators who want to make the conversion to Common Core successfully. For anyone questioning the purpose of this broad movement in education, the authors provide us with the What, How and Why. Most importantly, this book helps to eliminate any fear associated with the transition to Common Core. This is a 'teacher-friendly' book; the authors truly understand and convey the complexities of the modern classroom and the relationship between teaching and learning. The way the authors have successfully and effectively linked learning theory to instructional practice is truly refreshing."
Neyland G. Clark, Superintendent, South Harrison Community School Corporation, IN
"In Inquiring Into the Common Core, Nancy Dana has provided practitioners with another 'go to' book for ideas and guidance. Teachers, principals, and central office administrators will discover a very helpful book full of useful examples and references for implementing the Common Core State Standards. Once again, Nancy and her colleagues guide educators through the inquiry process with a focus on increased student learning. Inquiring Into the Common Core presents a well conceived process for using teacher and student inquiry to implement the Common Core State Standards."
Cynthia Simonsen, Director of Learning and Instruction, Anacortes School District, WA
"We must answer the call of the Common Core to empower our teachers as professionals and inquirers. Dana, Burns and Wolkenhauer provide a framework for how to go about this work in a clear and urgent manner. The Common Core is clear about what to teach. How to teach is up to us. To reach the promise of the Common Core, we must position ourselves as studiers of our own practice. As good as we are, we can always get better; this is the inherent message of Inquiring Into the Common Core. Inquiry is not a scary thing!"
Katherine Reed, Teacher Development Specialist, Hamilton Southeastern Schools, IN
"This book is clearly a must read for any educator responsible for implementing the Common Core State Standards. Through authentic classroom examples, the authors present a compelling argument for using inquiry as both a powerful professional learning design for developing teachers’ expertise in the implementation of the Common Core, and as an effective instructional approach to actively engage students in their learning of the standards."
Amy B. Colton, Executive Director, Learning Forward Michigan

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