Skillful Inquiry/Data Team

Catalog No. 27873Written by school data expert Nancy Love, this guide provides a proven-effective inquiry process and practical tools for grade level (elementary) or subject-area (middle and high school) teams of teachers to maximize their impact on student achievement by: Building a strong foundation, including shared purpose, collaborative norms, and commitments to rigorous standards add to each student's learning Identifying a common focus for improvement through analysis of state and local common assessments and student work Verifying causes of student-learning problems through research, error-analysis, and data about practices and perceptions Generating solutions by sharing successful teaching strategies and reteaching and extending learning based on students' needs Ongoing monitoring of the team's impact on instruction and on student learning 6 pages. 2012