Planning for Teaching and Learning

Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser

Commonwealth Education Trust
Foundations of Teaching for Learning

Course 5:
Week 1: Mindsets for Learning and Teaching
Lecture 4: Inquiry and Professional Learning Designs
 Inquiry Mindset

“Curiosity is the cure for boredom. There is no cure for curiosity.”

Dorothy Parker

“We cannot solve problems with the same thinking we used when
we created them.”
Albert Einstein
 Inquiry Mindset

“Educators with an inquiry mindset do not presume an

outcome; instead they allow for a range of outcomes
and keep searching for increased understanding and
clarity. Inquiry-mindedness demands engagement in
questioning, reflecting and decision-making.”
Earl & Timperley, 2008
 Inquiry Mindset
Questions Before Directions
Narrative Inquiry

What is the dominant story now?

Who are the heroes? Villains?

What are the prevailing themes?

What will be the NEW story?

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 Critical Inquiry
Examining Theories of Action

Standards:
1. Accuracy
2. Effectiveness
3. Coherence
4. Improvability
 Reflective Inquiry

Importance of a learning partner

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 Looking ahead to Week Five

Four Key Questions and why they

matter
 Foundations of Teaching for Learning

Copyright Notice
Week 1, Lecture 4

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