Leading with a Lens of Inquiry: Cultivating Conditions for Curiosity and Empowering Agency
When teachers learn through inquiry, they teach through inquiry.
Typical models of training and professional development focus on telling. It’s a model that far too often trickles down to classrooms where the traditional way of "doing school" limits the way educators teach and students learn.
Fortunately, there is a better way to learn: through wonder, agency, and inquiry. FromLeading with a Lens of Inquiryadministrators, educational instructors, and peer leaders learn how to cultivate learning spaces that ignite curiosity and inspire critical thinking in adult and student learners alike.
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When teachers learn through inquiry, they teach through inquiry.
Typical models of training and professional development focus on telling. It’s a model that far too often trickles down to classrooms where the traditional way of "doing school" limits the way educators teach and students learn.
Fortunately, there is a better way to learn: through wonder, agency, and inquiry. FromLeading with a Lens of Inquiryadministrators, educational instructors, and peer leaders learn how to cultivate learning spaces that ignite curiosity and inspire critical thinking in adult and student learners alike.
Buy your signed copy here!
When teachers learn through inquiry, they teach through inquiry.
Typical models of training and professional development focus on telling. It’s a model that far too often trickles down to classrooms where the traditional way of "doing school" limits the way educators teach and students learn.
Fortunately, there is a better way to learn: through wonder, agency, and inquiry. FromLeading with a Lens of Inquiryadministrators, educational instructors, and peer leaders learn how to cultivate learning spaces that ignite curiosity and inspire critical thinking in adult and student learners alike.
Buy your signed copy here!
What are people saying about the book?
“It’s time to rethink the whole concept of leadership--in the larger world, as well as in the education world. Leading with a Lens of Inquiry is an excellent primer on how to lead with curiosity, open-mindedness, listening, and lots (and lots) of questions. How might we become inquiry leaders? Start by reading this book.”
Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question
“Leading with a Lens of Inquiry speaks my language. This is a fresh and thoughtful approach to leadership and coaching, written in a warm and approachable style. Packed full of practical examples and incisive reflection questions, this book is such a valuable resource for anyone looking to rethink their approach to leadership. The val- ues and ideas that are embodied here resonate deeply with my own work with visual and art inquiry - I loved the 6 characteristics for developing a reflective practice, the use of thinking routines for ‘slow listening’ and the careful attention paid to curiosity and questioning.”
Claire Bown, Founder, Thinking Museum
“Leading with a Lens of Inquiry is a well-crafted resource for school leaders who are looking to support a culture of inquiry in their schools. Vance does a brilliant job of exploring the challenges associated with building a culture of inquiry while also offering practical solutions. I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in building an inquiry driven learning culture.”
James Nottingham, Founder and CEO Challenging Learning.com
“At a moment when answers to our biggest challenges are so hard to come by, it’s imperative that educators develop dispositions of inquiry in their classrooms and in their own lives. Leading with a Lens of Inquiry provides a great framework for centering questions to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and much-needed change in our work with students and in our school communities. It’s a roadmap for developing the crucial ability to learn our way through what is by all accounts a fast-changing and increasingly complex present and future.”
Will Richardson, Education Thought Leader, speaker and author
★★★★★
“This is a book that not only talks about the importance of leading with inquiry but provides a reading and learning experience that actively encourages inquiry and reflection throughout. In other words, this is a book that walks the walk. There are very big ideas here about learning and professional growth that are translated into actionable steps that can be implemented. What could be better than that for creating invaluable professional learning opportunities?”
Dan Rothstein, coauthor, Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions