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Courses that Build Expertise in Shared Inquiry
Beyond the Core Sequence, the Foundation offers half-day courses that help leaders strengthen their use of the Shared Inquiry method (in 200-level courses) or develop expertise in particular uses of Shared Inquiry in the curriculum (300-level courses).
Great Books 200-level courses are designed to address your concerns, issues, and questions. They will help you strengthen your questioning skills and maximize the program’s impact on your students. Choose one or more of the following half-day courses, along with on-site consultations, to support your own growth and development as a Shared Inquiry leader.
201 Reading Comprehension Strategies 202 The Power of Students' Questions 203 The Reading-Writing Connection 204 Assessing Student Progress 205 Asking Questions: Going Deeper 206 Modeling Shared Inquiry Discussion with Students 207 Interpretive Thinking for K–2 208 Instructional Leaders: Supporting Shared Inquiry
Many leaders have told us that the Shared Inquiry method influences their questioning strategies and lesson planning across the curriculum. The following 300-level courses will help you extend the benefits of Shared Inquiry to other genres of literature, to content-area reading, and to work you may do to coach or mentor other teachers. To support your own growth and development as a Shared Inquiry leader, choose one or more of the following half-day courses:
301 Shared Inquiry Discussion Across the Curriculum 302 Inquiry Reading in the Content Areas 303 Shared Inquiry and Novels 304 Shared Inquiry and Poetry 305 Shared Inquiry and Drama 306 Shared Inquiry with Primary Sources and Other Nonfiction 307 Shared Inquiry and Current Events 308 Shared Inquiry and Film 309 Shared Inquiry and Art 310 Peer Coaching and Mentoring
Leaders who complete four 200-level or 300-level courses (for 10 or more contact hours) are elibible to receive a certificate of proficiency in leading Shared Inquiry.
To host or learn more about hosting a course, call the Great Books Foundation at 1-800-222-5870 and ask for the representative for your state, or e-mail jgb(at)greatbooks.org.
