1 Inquiry Project: Fact vs. Fiction Fact: 1.The inquiry team creates an intervention plan for a small group of students. 2.It’s an easy and quick project that we can do right with little effort. 3.This project is a complete waste of time. Fiction: 1.The inquiry team studies a small group of students in order to expand a school’s sphere of success. 2.To do it right it takes time, effort, and a dedicated team. 3.There can be huge benefits for the school but schools have to put in the work.

2 The Inquiry Project 101 The Inquiry Project is a tool used by learning schools to expand their sphere of success. – Team learning while doing – Making Small SMART changes that make a big difference -Targets -Tasks -Tools

3 Let’s Review: What’s the general process?  Step 1: School Wide Focus  Step 2: Target Population  Step 3: Skill  Step 4: Sub-Skill  Step 5: Learning Target  Step 6: June Goal  Step 7: DEVELOP ACTION PLAN (by the end of March)  Step 8: Implement Plan  Step 9: Reflect & Revise (Not all steps must be done in this order.)

4 To complete each step, schools must: 1.Collect multiple data sources 2.Analyze multiple data sources 3.Make conclusions based on the collection and analysis of the data sources

5 Let’s do a quick review of the steps! Step #1:  Content Area (ELA, Math, SS, Sci) What data sources did you use to make conclusions? Step # 2  Target Population: The group of students for whom a school is committed to accelerate learning in a specific content area. What data sources did you use to make conclusions?

6 Step #3 Skill A specific skill within the selected content area that the sub-population have not mastered: Content AreaSample Choices Example ELAReading Writing Reading Math Number Sense and Operations Algebra Geometry Measurement Statistics and Probability Geometry

7 Step #4 – Sub-Skill A specific sub-skill within the selected skill that the Target Population has not mastered

8 ELA Sub-Skill Content Area SkillSub-skillExample ELAReading Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary comprehension Reading Fluency Writing Composition Clarity Relevance Organizational structure Writing Conventions Spelling Punctuation Sentence and paragraph structure

9 Math Sub-Skill Content Area SkillSub-skillExample Math Number sense and Operations Algebra Geometry Measurement Statistics and Probability Process: – Problem-Solving – Reasoning and Proof – Communication – Connections – Representations Conceptual understanding of Reasoning and Proof in Geometry Proficiency: – Conceptual Understanding – Procedural Fluency

10 So your by NOW you should be able to state something like this about your Target Population… ELA Example Math Example 15 to 30 specific students who are not reading at a rate sufficient to support comprehension. 15 to 30 specific students who are struggling to master a conceptual understanding of reasoning and proof in geometry What data sources did you use to make conclusions?

11 Step 5: The Learning Target  In order to get a learning target teams must find out why the students are struggling with the sub-skill.  This means that they must study the students but they might also have to study the sub-skill in order to figure out how to teach well.

12 Once you figure all of this out… You are ready for an action plan So if you’ve already doing an intervention, then you might be a bit ahead of yourself. However, this is not a tragedy. You are still helping kids and you should continue doing what you are doing. But…the team should revisit the step. This is how you expand your sphere of success.