Mt. Eden High School (’16-’17)
Participants
Mark Ali, Lynn Allan, Chris Brown, Steven Chand, Matt Denton, Heather Eastwood, Donna Edwards-White, Elizabeth Finlayson, Travlyn Langendorff, Susan Maloney, Betty Mark, Aakansha Nandini, Cathy Perkins, Tracy Phillips , Randy Seifert, Leah Talbott, Jessica Thomas, Stephanie Vierra
School Focus
Mt. Eden High School’s inquiry group is a cross-disciplinary community of high school teachers with a common focus on deeply understanding the learning of their English Language Learners (ELLs). Using a focal student model, each teacher is gathering data and working in cross-disciplinary groups to collaboratively analyze their ELLs’ engagement with the instruction.
Sample Inquiry Topics
- Increasing depth of thought through the use of questioning in peer writing conferences
- Supporting students to recognize and verbalize patterns in science as a way of strengthening predictions and other aspects of scientific thinking
- Focusing on the development of mathematical language as a way to support mathematical thinking
Teacher Leaders
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Chris Brown
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Leah Talbott
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Heather Eastwood
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Elizabeth Finlayson