Spirals of Inquiry Posted on August 18, 2013 by Tia M. Dawson Last year, many administrators participated in a couple days of learning entitled Leadership 360, spearheaded by our Deputy Superintendent, Jordan Tinney. the spiral of inquiry Scan What is going on for our learners? Focus What will have the biggest impact? Develop a hunch What is leading to this situation? How are we contributing to it? Learn What do we need to learn? How will we learn this? Take action What can we do to make a meaningful difference? Check Have we made enough of a difference of inquiry learning to formulate the community of learners' spiral of in - quiry model. Within our mini-network we be-lieve when learners form communi-ties, the flow of energy to learn to-gether grows stronger. It creates an environment of belonging, trust and inquiry mindedness that spirals us into deeper understanding. The mo - effects of inquiry-based learning method on students' academic achievement in sciences lesson. A total of 40 fifth grade students from two different classes were involved in the study. They were selected through purposive sampling method. The group which was assigned as experimental group was instructed through inquiry -based learning method Use the four key questions from Spirals of Inquiry to determine the extent to which learners are connected to their school community (social-emotional learning) and are developing metacognition and self-regulation (cognitive sciences). 1. Can you name two adults in this setting who believe you will be a success in life? 2. Spirals of Inquiry: A guide to the phases of the spiral of inquiry (PDF) It is well within the capacity of all schools to make dramatic changes. We have seen it happen in a wide range of complex and challenging situations across different countries where educators, learners and their communities construct new and more innovative learning Spiral of Inquiry (PDF 993 KB) Albany Senior High School - Teaching as Inquiry as a model of professional learning This story provides an overview of how Albany Senior High School's Teaching as Inquiry model supports teachers to reflect on the quality of their teaching in the context of problem solving. Teacher Inquiry Defined Teaching involves a search for meaning in the world. Teaching is a life project, a calling, a vocation that is an organizing center of all other activities. Teaching is past and future as well as present, it is back- and so on, to the next spiral of reflection and action. Spiral of Inquiry Paper - Timperley Kaser Halbert (PDF 993 kB) We have been fortunate to receive permission to add the PDF of this paper to Educational Leaders. This paper argues for a "sea change in learning settings for young people". The teachers consistently re-visited the Spirals of Inquiry framework to check, evaluate, and monitor the effectiveness of their approach. "Teaching inquiry questions change and grow and go off on tangents or circle back on themselves depending on the data and what you do with it. Spirals of Inquiry is a handbook organized to provide you with specific inquiry tools, research evidence ad practical examples from British Columbia schools. You will hear arguments for the importance of considering and combining wise, strong and new approaches to inquiry and learning. Halbert&(Kaser,(Spirals(of(Inquiry,2014((3! FOCUSING: WHAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BIGGEST IMPACT? What focusing is: Uses information from the scan to identify an area for