Inquiring into the Common Core / Nancy Fichtman Dana, Jamey Bolton Burns, Rachel Wolkenhauer ; foreword by Ann Lieberman.

This book features tools to systematically study teaching effectiveness while adapting to Common Core standards. It also includes classroom-ready, student inquiry techniques and strategies to apply within Common Core's framework, as well as real life inquiry-implementation examples from a high-...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Dana, Nancy Fichtman, 1964- (Author)
Other Authors: Burns, Jamey Bolton Wolkenhauer, Rachel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, a SAGE Company, [2013]
Ã2013
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 standards in their daily approach to teaching? ; Where can I learn more about the Common Core?
  • Teacher inquiry : the basics. What is inquiry? ; Components of the inquiry process ; Where can I learn more about inquiry?
  • 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
  • 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 is the general structure for student inquiry? ; Where can I learn more about student inquiry?
  • 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
  • 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.