A Shift to Inquiry: The Heart of Effective Teaching and Professional Development for the Twenty-First Century |
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| Authors: | Vicki Bartolini Karen Worth Judy E Jensen LaConte |
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| Institution: | 1. Wheaton College , Norton , Massachusetts , USA vbartoli@wheatonma.edu;3. Wheelock College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA;4. L.G. Nourse School and Wheaton College , Norton , Massachusetts , USA |
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| Abstract: | This article explores how an experienced teacher navigates the demands of curriculum to implement her inquiry-centered teaching and learning philosophy, and how administrators along the way supported her during this change. Interviews with this classroom teacher surface suggestions for twenty-first-century professional development and support, including the development of equitable, intellectual, and trusting relationships between teachers and administrators, attitudes of curiosity and availability on the part of administrators, and the use of documentation to provide evidence and visibility of meaningful teaching and learning. This article invites teachers interested in change and administrators committed to supporting competent teachers to consider the strategies proposed. |
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