Developing Collaborative Inquiry

Zoom In and Develop Collaborative Inquiry
Directions: Identifying an area of need in the data is the critical first step in the systematic process for the data
team at the school level. Leading the data team to identify the need and then facilitating the faculty to engage
through collaborative inquiry is a central role of the CIA leader.
To complete answer the following. . .
1. What is a data point that would require action at the school? (Need: A large percentage of students reaching
mastery of standards as demonstrated by performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment System) -1
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2. Why is this an issue at the local school? (Students are not being exposed to the rigor of their grade level
standards on a consistent basis.)-1 page
3. Which strategy could be applied to investigate this need at the school level? -1 page
4. Based on this information, how would you work as a CIA leader to begin the collaborative inquiry process?
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Sources to Use
Source 1
Bernhardt, V. L. (2016). Data, data everywhere: Bringing all the data together for continuous school
improvement (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
Chapter 4, “How We Do Business: Perceptions Data” (pp. 29–36)
Chapter 5, “How Our Students Are Doing: Student Learning Data” (pp. 37–42)
Chapter 6, “What Our Processes Are: School Process Data” (pp. 43–48)