EC737  Part Two – Teaching as Inquiry Report

Develop and implement a Teaching as Inquiry plan that aims to enhance children’s learning. Use the following headings to structure your Inquiry report.

1 Focusing Inquiry

• Situational analysis 250 words

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• Generation of alternates 250 words

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• Topic Review 500 words

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2 Teaching Inquiry

• Collecting evidence 200 words

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• Making a change 300 words

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• Evaluating change 200 words

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3 Learning Inquiry

• Connection to the Teaching Standards 300 words

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• Reflection on professional learning and growth 300 words

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LO1, 2, 3
(Total word count: 2300 words)

This is your report so your voice is important! There are three parts to the inquiry, Focusing, Teaching and Learning Inquiry. Focusing Inquiry is   about identifying the puzzle or problem of practice that you want to find out more about. The first part of focusing inquiry is the Situational Analysis, here you describe the issue/puzzle of practice as it appears in your room/centre. In the Generation of Alternates you ‘brainstorm’ a range of possible approaches that might address the problem, three or four would be sufficient (only one is included in change of teaching practice). In the Topic Review, you review recent research and current literature on the topic and include theoretical perspectives, relate to previous learning and include the perspectives of your Associate Teacher.

The Teaching Inquiry section starts with reporting observations that examine the puzzle of practice more closely (Collecting Evidence). In the section Making a Change you discuss the changes in detail. Lastly in this section you conclude with another series of observations (Evaluating Change) to discuss changes in children’s outcomes as a result of the changes. When reporting the observations, you are providing a summary rather than the actual observations, no images of children are to be used and children’s anonymity is to be protected. Teaching changes suggested in the Teaching Inquiry should be dynamic and have a direct influence on the children.

Learning Inquiry is about the connections to the Standards for the Teaching Profession and reflections on your own Professional growth and learning as a result of the inquiry. Show how your teaching practices reflect the understanding of ALL six standards. For the Reflection, consider what this teaching inquiry has taught you and what practices you may continue in the future.

Presentation tip: This assessment is a Report, so provide a title page, table or list of contents, and use headings. Use the headings and subheadings suggested in the task i.e. Focusing Inquiry (heading), Situational analysis
(subheading) etc. Read the course guide carefully to learn about what you are required to do in each subheading.

ONCE YOU HAVE PASSED EC737, SUBMIT YOUR EC738 POWER POINT PRESENTATION (WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE DUE DATE) AND WHEN ALLOCATED YOU WILL BE CONTACTED TO ARRANGE A TIME FOR THE PRESENTATION.