In 2016-17, our teacher scholars named changing their practice in four powerful ways as a result of learning through collaborative inquiry. Becoming more student centered by supporting student talk, choice and reflection; Communicating learning expectations explicitly with checklists, rubrics and...

 At Lead by Learning, we believe inquiry is an equity strategy that helps educators understand student assets and build supportive awareness of our implicit biases. This value comes to life in our work with teachers. Nessa Mahmoudi is a second...

by Susannah Young Second-grade teacher Susannah Young used collaborative inquiry to understand the skills and dispositions of engaged, independent writers in her classroom. Although by mid-year she still felt stymied by how to engage one of her most reluctant writers,...

At Lead by Learning, we engage teachers in building professional learning partnerships that fuel innovative instruction. The transformation at OUSD’s Life Academy High School shows this core value in action. In a district effort to improve teacher retention...