Adult+Learning+Inquiry+Topics


 * Adult Learning Inquiry Projects - Ideas

1. Getting teachers invested and competent in curriculum mapping 2. Engaging parents in the curriculum 3. Developing parent involvement with take-home work/learning 4. Forming a strong, cooperative administrative team 5. Creating professional learning communities- what does this look like and how can it be done effectively to maximize teacher collaboration and student learning. 6. Maximizing and respecting time- how to structure meetings and dissemination of information to teachers to create a cohesive, well informed faculty without wasting time on unnecessary meetings and memos. **7. Collegiality vs. Congeniality- how to create a culture of collaboration and feedback between grade level/content level partners 8. Mentor programs 9. Intern/Associate Teacher programs- creating a program that engages adults in school based practical employment that is mutually beneficial to encouraging best practices in existing teachers and prepares interns for classroom teaching. 10. Data-Based Instruction Informed by Teacher Self-Evaluation - How to encourage and empower teachers to use student data to analyze the effectiveness of their instruction 11. Effecting Change - How to best address the need for change within a school community (e.g. in classroom practices, adult learning community, communication amongst the faculty and administration, contact with parents, etc.) and what is a reasonable amount to expect of faculty within a given year? 12. Creating a consistent learning environment for teachers. How do you create a model of professional development that is a part of the culture of the school?