Teacher Inquiry: Looking at Classrooms from a Teacher's Perspective

Teacher Inquiry: Looking at Classrooms from a Teacher's Perspective is a Cognitive Science class taught by Laura Wenk.

Course Description
How do teachers make sense of their own teaching practice and of students? responses to the classroom environment? Teachers have little time for reflection on their practice; there are few opportunities for receiving constructive feedback from another educator. Yet many teachers would welcome collegial discussions about their teaching practice. In this course, student groups are paired with teachers to develop action research projects. We learn such research methods and clinical supervision skills. We read the literature on the issues of interest to teachers to understand the repercussions of different instructional choices. Students present findings to teachers. The course includes theoretical and practical components that are integrated in a course project, requiring a commitment of time outside the classroom, work in small groups, and collaboration with teachers in K-12 schools. In addition to regular class time you must have one FULL unscheduled morning or afternoon when you can be in schools.