An actionable framework for school-based innovation
Promote positive change, elevate teacher practice, and explore an alternative approach to collaborative inquiry in schools.
Inquiry-Driven Innovation: A Practical Guide to Supporting School-Based Change addresses a pressing need for intentional and sustained innovation in education. It is both a practical guide for supporting school-based change and a handbook for effective professional development designed to empower and re-energize practitioners. Throughout this book, educators will find a wealth of examples from different school contexts and a rich array of research-based pedagogical tools and resources. Inquiry-Driven Innovation offers an approach to innovation that recognizes local contexts, promotes listening across various stakeholder groups, and suggests structures for ongoing, purpose-driven work. It offers:
An actionable framework for school-based innovation
Real-world case studies of educators developing innovation strategies in a variety of school contexts
An Innovation Toolkit filled with research-based pedagogical tools and resources for educators
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Check out this video to learn more about Inquiry-Driven Innovation: A Practical Guide to Supporting School-Based Change. We wrote this book for school leaders, teachers, and other education professionals because we’ve met and worked with a lot of educators who want to solve problems or drive change within their schools but either don’t know how to start, or aren’t given the opportunity to do so. Watch to get an idea of how the inquiry-driven innovation approach can help!
Reflections & Impact
GEMS Kindergarten Starters – recently renamed as the GEMS Legacy School – is featured in an in-depth case study in the book. At the time of the project, they were a K-5 school of over 5300 students following the CBSE curriculum from India. One of their innovation projects involved introducing a new pedagogical approach into their kindergarten classrooms—an approach inspired by the Reggio Emilia Schools of Italy and Project Zero’s work on Making Learning Visible. Here some team members reflect on the impact of their involvement in the development of inquiry-driven innovation. (Note: the 100 Languages of Learning, which Zahra refers to, is a Reggio Emilia concept.)
Asha Alexander, Principal
Zahra Raza Shirazi, Educational Supervisor
