Teacher+Inquiry


 * The New Zealand Curriculum includes a description of 'Effective Pedagogy' page 34-35. In this description a 'Teacher as Inquiry' process is outlined. This process describes what we were previously calling Action Research in our cluster programme documents before the curriculum was released. This might create a bit of confusion but both terms refer to the same process, to align what we are doing in our cluster with the New Zealand Curriculum we will now call 'Action Research' "Teacher Inquiries'. Wherever possible both terms will be used to clarify.

//Each teacher in the Otepoti ICT PD Cluster will complete a Teacher Inquiry (Action Research project) with the support of their staff, ICT Leadership team, cluster facilitators and the wider cluster community in the 2009 and 2010 years of the contract.

This page houses resources which should also support teaching inquiries and independent or self-directed learning. // ||  ||   ||=

// A.K.A Action Research //

media type="custom" key="4871851" || || ||   ||= Look at the facilitators' Blog to see what other teachers in the cluster are planning and thinking about for their 'Teaching Inquiries'
 * Find out about the process, why we are doing it and look at some examples of other clusters/ professionals work.
 * Find out about the process, why we are doing it and look at some examples of other clusters/ professionals work.



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 * Find out about the data collection, what and how to collect data and ways you can keep it organised so this process does not become overwhelming or time-consuming.

||  ||   ||= ====== Click here to read a thorough explanation from the **[|New Zealand Curriculum online]** website of the 'Teaching as Inquiry' process. ====== ||
 * = Find ideas and tips for presenting your work. These are just suggestions there are no rules about how you present. Your work is as individual as you and we do not want your creativity or innovation to be restrained by presentation restrictions. Sharing your reflections and thinking about the process you go through is important but this process is about far more than "the powerpoint at the end"





||  ||   ||= New Zealand Curriculum online has provided 7 Stories from Teachers who have made a difference for their students using the 'Teaching Inquiry' Process. The teachers in these stories have engaged in background research reading which we have not asked you to do but it has added rich learning for these teachers.

[|7 Teacher Stories about their Inquiries]

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