Teaching and Learning in Public: Professional Development Through Shared Inquiry (Technology, Education-Connections, TEC Series) (Technology, Education-Connections the Tec Series)

This is the inspiring story of a group of teachers who used new technologies to document, analyze, and share an inquiry learning process together. This exciting new professional development model brings together the strengths and benefits of several existing approaches: participant-directed inquiry, school/university partnerships, and the shared pedagogical improvement model of lesson study. Based on the work of public school science teachers over the course of 3 years, it was developed to assist teachers in the daunting task of learning in public. How can an inquiry into teaching practice help teachers to support inquiry learning with their students? This book is an essential read for professional developers, teacher leaders, and school administrators.