Course | Engaging in an Inquiry

Price

NZ$99

About the Presenter

Barbara Watson (PhD)
PhD; MEdAdmin; BEd (ECE); Dip.Tchg (Primary)

Barbara is a qualified early childhood and primary teacher and has owned and managed early childhood centres. Having worked as part of the EC Professional Support team at the Faculty of Education for 7 years, she has strong links with The University of Auckland. While in this role Barbara facilitated a variety of workshops and programmes for a wide range of ECE services and also lectured on a number of ECE papers.

Barbara has a passion for supporting teachers to make effective links between theory and practice. Her Masters thesis focused on leadership and adult education and her PhD investigated how induction and mentoring programmes are enacted in education and care services. Barbara works with centre leaders as a mentor, coach and external appraiser.

A framework for enhancing professional growth.

Set Up for Success in Teaching by Deepening Your Understanding Around the Inquiry Approach

Many teachers use inquiry as the mechanism to drive their professional growth cycle. There are many models of inquiry and navigating through them can be confusing. This course focuses on the principles that sit behind the process of inquiry and guides you through how to take an inquiry approach to enhance your professional growth.

Presented By
Barbara Watson (PhD)

Course Duration
Approximately 6 hours of learning time

Skill Level
Suitable for ECE Educators

What Will You Learn?

This is a three part course.

1: The fundamentals of inquiry – this module gives an overview of the purpose and process, outlining the key components of an inquiry cycle.

2: Identifying a focus for your inquiry – choosing an appropriate focus for your inquiry plays a huge part in determining how effective it is in supporting your professional learning. This module will support you to identify what is most useful to base your inquiry on and some of the common pitfalls to avoid.

3: Options for documenting your inquiry – Documenting your inquiry is important but equally important is finding a way to do this that is both natural and meaningful for you. This module will present a range of different options to consider when choosing the method/s that work best for you.

Certificate of completion provided for your professional learning records