Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator’s Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, Second Edition (A facilitator’s guide to collaborative inquiry and school improvement) - Softcover

Bruce Wellman; Laura Lipton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1962188418 ISBN 13: 9781962188418

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2024

Synopsis

In the second edition of Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator’s Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, authors Bruce Wellman and Laura Lipton provide strategies that transform school culture through data-driven inquiry. By applying a three-phase model and a host of process tools to facilitate collaborative data analysis, K–12 school and district leaders can develop high-performing teams, promote effective problem solving, and orchestrate decisions that stay made.

K–12 school leaders will:

• Develop facilitative skills in orchestrating data-driven dialogue
• Access the Collaborative Learning Cycle, an inquiry-driven model for structuring data-driven planning and problem solving
• Learn how to create visually vibrant data displays
• Explore tools for teams, along with information on application, variation, and extension
• Utilize an appendix that includes a glossary of technical terms, a rubric for group assessment and goal setting, additional strategy descriptions, examples of survey questions, and planning designs for meetings

Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Change Is the Context—Why We Talk
Chapter 2: Facilitative Patterns—Crafting the Container
Chapter 3: A Model for Collaborative Inquiry
Chapter 4: Getting Smart About Data
Chapter 5: Tools for Teams
Chapter 6: Leading System—Structures and Capacities for Continuous School Improvement
Appendix
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Laura Lipton is an instructional strategist who specializes in curriculum and instructional design to promote thinking, learning, and thoughtful assessment. Her broad teaching background includes K–12 general and special education and teacher preparation courses. Dr. Lipton has extensive experience in literacy development, curriculum, thinking skills development, thoughtful assessment, and Learning-Focused Mentoring. She leads workshops and seminars throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and New Zealand.

Bruce Wellman consults with school systems, professional groups, and publishers throughout the United States and Canada, presenting workshops and courses for teachers and administrators on teaching methods and materials, thinking skills development, Learning-Focused Mentoring, presentation skills, and facilitating collaborative groups. Mr. Wellman has served as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and staff developer in the Oberlin, Ohio, and Concord, Massachusetts, public schools. He holds a BA degree from Antioch College and an MEd from Lesley College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1962188418
• ISBN 13: 9781962188418
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208