Professional+Partnerships

= Professional Partnerships =

One of the biggest hindrances to incorporating Guided Inquiry in the classroom is TIME.

A solution to this is that School District 71 recognizes the importance and advantages of teachers working together by providing financial support to approved projects. This financial support can be put towards substitute teacher costs (plan for $250 a day/ per teacher) and other costs.

The district believes that: **//Teams of practitioners working together with a focus on student achievement and instructional practices have the power to transform cultures and communities.//**

Form Please note this is 2009-2010 form. Please see Tracy or administration for this year's form.

Professional Partnerships in Guided Inquiry can take many forms:
 * curriculum planning
 * observing a colleague's class (or in another district)
 * project based learning initiatives
 * no limit to size of team
 * teacher-librarian should be part of the team (to help with ideas, resources, etc)
 * can be grade oriented and be cross-curricular
 * can be subject oriented
 * can include Learning Assistance teachers, technology teachers, art teachers
 * can have outside experts
 * etc....