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Schedule

  • Course length: 15 weeks

Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).

Part 1: Setting the Stage - Inquiry for Equity

Lesson 1: Introduction to Inquiry
Lesson 1
Time ​frame:
Note: This lesson spans a two-week time frame.
Readings:

Textbook

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu).
Assignments:


First week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Read through the course syllabus.
  2. Complete the World Campus Canvas Orientation Course.
  3. Participate in the L1.1: Community Introductions discussion.
  4. Participate in the L1.2a: Developing Our Learning Community | Part 1 discussion.
  5. Submit your L1.2b: Developing Our Learning Community | Part 2 assignment.
  6. Participate in the L1.2c: Developing Our Learning Community | Part 3 discussion.

Second week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L1.3: Community Guidelines discussion.
  2. Participate in the L1.4: Forming a Community in Small Groups discussion.
  3. Participate in the L1.5: How Are Equity and Inquiry Connected? discussion.
  4. Submit your L1.6: Purposes of Inquiry assignment.
Lesson 2: Inquiring Into Our Community
Lesson 2
Time ​frame:
Note: This lesson spans a two-week time frame.
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu).
Assignments:

First week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L2.1: Small Group Identity Work (and Data Generation) activity and discussion.

Second week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Submit your L2.2: Trying Out Data Collection assignment.
  2. Submit your L2.3: Reflecting on Process and Taking Actions assignment.
Lesson 3: Learning from Others' Inquiries
Lesson 3
Readings:

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu).
Assignments:
  1. Submit your L3.1: Deconstructing Examples of Inquiry assignment.
  2. Participate in the L3.2: Considering (In)Equities Closer to Home discussion.
 

Part 2: Engaging in Inquiry for Equity

Lesson 4: Developing Wonderings
Lesson 4
Time ​frame:
Note: This lesson spans across a two-week time frame.
Readings:

Textbook

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu).
Assignments:

First week of this lesson time frame

  1. Participate in the L4.1: Looking Closer Through an Equity Lens discussion.

Second week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L4.2: Refining Our Wonderings: Moving from Interests to Actionable Inquiry Questions discussion.
Lesson 5: Collecting Data
Lesson 5
Time ​frame:
Note: This lesson spans a three-week time frame that includes Penn State's Spring Break. Students are not expected to do class work during this time.
Readings:

Textbook
Assignments:

First week of this lesson time frame

  1. Submit your L5.1: Practice Using Literature assignment. [Suggestion: Submit by Sunday, rather than Tuesday.]
  2. Participate in the L5.2: Literature Chat discussion.

Second week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L5.3: Seven Sentences About Data Collection discussion.
  2. Submit your L5.4: Advancing Educational Equity In Data Collection assignment.
  3. Submit L5.5: your Mapping Out Data Collection assignment.

Third week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L5.6: Creating an Inquiry Brief discussion.
  2. Participate in L5.7: The Ethics of Inquiry discussion.
  3. Submit your L5.8: Adding to Your Inquiry Brief assignment.
Lesson 6: Analyzing (or Making Sense of) Data
Lesson 6
Time ​frame:
Note: This lesson spans a two-week time frame.
Readings:

Textbook

E-Reserves (To access these articles, click on the Library Resources link in your Course Navigation Menu).
Assignments:

First week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Participate in the L6.1: Reflections on Data Collection discussion.
  2. Submit your L6.2: Summarizing Data Collection and Beginning Formative Analysis assignment.

Second week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Submit your L6.3: Writing a Data Analysis Memo assignment.
  2. Submit your L6.4: Practicing Summative Analysis assignment.
Lesson 7: Sharing Inquiry and Moving Forward
Lesson 7
Time ​frame:
Note: This two-week lesson spans across a two-week time frame.
Readings:

Textbook
Assignments:

First week of this lesson time frame:

  1. Submit your L7.1: Summarizing Your Inquiry assignment.

Second week of this lesson time frame

  1. Participate in the L7.2: Sharing Your Work in Our Inquiry Community discussion.
  2. Participate in the L7.3: Growing and Going Forward as Teacher Researchers discussion.
 

Note: If you are planning to graduate this semester, please communicate your intent to graduate to your instructor. This will alert your instructor to the need to submit your final grade in time to meet the published graduation deadlines. For more information about graduation policies and deadlines, please refer to Graduation at the Chaiken Center for Student Success.

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