PILOT session 2 Inquiry Learning / Taking Action

1. PILOT SESSION 2:
LEARNING/ TAKING ACTION

2. REVISIT: DEVELOPING YOUR INQUIRY
QUESTION
Review your worksheet from Session 1 and
discuss the following questions within your
school team:
• Is your inquiry question fully developed?
• In light of new/further discussions with your school
team, do you need to tweak/change your question?
• If so, what will your new question be?

3. CRITERIA FOR A STRONG INQUIRY
QUESTION
ADAPTED FROM G. WONG
• Significant – It is something meaningful to you and your school team.
• Contextual – It focuses on classroom practice
• Manageable – It is something achievable within your context
• Self-Reflective – It is something you can observe/find evidence for
• Clearly Stated – It is honest and will lead to action that makes a
difference
• Open Ended – It is open ended to look at difference possibilities and
lead to further
questions

4. REMEMBER…
• Keep it simple. Use every day language.
• Make it something you can actually do within your daily time
and class context
• Your inquiry should provide you with a deeper understanding
of your practice and the topic you are wondering about
• It is OKAY to feel tension and stretched within your inquiry

5. REFLECTION : INQUIRY WRITE
Using the new digital worksheet, reflect upon
your inquiry progress this month. You may
choose to do this individually or within your
school teams.
When you are finished, please hand in to
Showbie.