Original post was updated June 28, 2021. People always ask me why I love teaching and my answer is simple: the young people. They are dynamic, fun, ever changing, and brutally honest. Each day is an adventure and...

Last year, through collaborative inquiry with Mills Teacher Scholars along with other professional learning efforts, Montalvin Manor Elementary teachers, leaders, and students made strides in their learning. Particularly notable is the growth of their English Learners, whose English...

by Marguerite Sheffer, Program Associate, Mills Teacher Scholars After attending last year’s Teacher Inquiry in Action Forum hosted by Mills Teacher Scholars, my husband, Russ, was buzzed.  The kinds of conversations he saw...

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,...