Session 3: Co-Investigation: Using Classroom Data and Collaborative Reflection to Increase Teacher Effectiveness

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“Co-investigation” is a reflective problem-solving model that Teach for America teachers use to focus their professional development. The approach uses student achievement data as the lens through which to examine teacher performance; it calls for teachers and observers to collaborate in order to develop theories rooted in observational data and bolstered by the teacher’s emerging understandings about the reasons behind their current actions. The session will include video examples of the approach in practice and an opportunity to engage in a sample co-investigation.

Presenters:
Andrew Mandel, Vice President of Design, Teacher Support & Development Team, Teach for America, New York, NY;
Rachel Schankula, Managing Director of Design, Teacher Support & Development Team, Teach for America, New York, NY

Strand 1: Building and Strengthening the Teacher Corps