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Kirsten Pardun-Johannsen
Elementary and Middle School Theater Instructor

5A.1
Starting the
Conversation

5A.2
Practicing with a Friend

5A.3
Presenting Initial Findings
Step Five - All Files


5R.1
Talking Points for
Initial Sharing Sheet


5R.2
Response to
Initial Findings Sheet

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Why and how do we talk to each other?

"Teachers, like other professionals, perform more effectively—even exponentially so—if they collaborate."           

Mike Schmoker, Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement
Sharing the initial findings of your inquiry study is important because no one should work in isolation. The learning community collaborates at about the halfway point for two reasons:
  • To encourage each other while processing learning to date
  • To ask questions or offer comments that spur the inquirer to consider different points of view, to seek more or different information, or perhaps even to alter the course of the study
The National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, the National Staff Development Council, and the United States Department of Education have identified reflection and dialogue as important components for improving individual teacher effectiveness and the collective teaching ability of an entire faculty.

To create an environment for true reflection and dialogue, the discussion must be structured and the groups must be small. The structures provided in the activity section have several steps with clear, defined parameters.

Talking Points for Initial Sharing Sheet in the resource section is an aid to help structure the essential information from your study so you can present it to your colleagues in a logical sequence.

ACTIVITIES:
5A.1 Starting the Conversation
5A.2 Practicing with a Friend
5A.3 Presenting Initial Findings

RESOURCE DOWNLOADS:
(download from left navigation bar)

Step Five - All Files: download all step activities and resources at one time.

5R.1 Talking Points for Initial Sharing Sheet
5R.2 Response to Initial Findings Sheet



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