True Stories of Collaboration and Inquiry

  • Vignettes: Short stories focused on a particular issue of collaborative inquiry inviting readers into conversation.
  • Cases: In-depth stories of a group's collaborative inquiry accompanied by a wealth of resources for digging deeper into topics of literacy and capacity building.

Featured Portraits

Why Do We Have To Do Math in Science Class? (Vignette)
by NCTAF, NCLE Staff, Lori Griffith
12/04/12

Using a project-based learning approach, this team of high school teachers from different disciplines collaborated to identify an area in which their students needed work, then developed a cross-curricular project to address it.

At Westlane Middle School, Teachers Are Breaking Down Walls (Vignette)
by Lorna Collier
03/20/13

By working together across subject areas and finding new ways to adjust instruction to student needs, educators at Westlane Middle School in Indianapolis are making a difference in student learning.

Building a Culture of “We” at Hilltop Drive Elementary School (Vignette)
03/20/13

At Hilltop Drive Elementary School in Chula Vista, California, educators and students are creating a culture of “we,” where everyone ensures that learning happens.

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