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The best way to strengthen your impact for ELs (and all students) is to collaborate with colleagues to co-plan, co-teach, co-reflect, and co-refine teaching for impact. Collaborative inquiry is teacher-driven professional learning that is relevant and connected to what you care most about in your teaching.

My go-to protocol for collaborative inquiry is observation inquiry (OI), a dynamic approach to collaborating with colleagues for equity and innovation. Read my book Opening Doors to Equity (Singer, 2015) for a practical, how-to guide to get started. Use OI to collaborate so that ELs—and all students—thrive with the goals that matter most to you and your colleagues.

“The beauty of Observation Inquiry is that it is incredibly applicable and practical. Our ideas go right into action in the classroom. As well, the feedback from team colleagues is meaningful and instructive. We are building a unit of collegiality that encourages teacher growth and teamwork.”

—Brigitta Hunter, Teacher, Mark West Union School District

Co-teaching is another powerful approach to collaborative inquiry designed specifically for EL specialists and core teachers working together. Read Collaboration and Co-Teaching (Honigsfeld & Dove, 2010), referenced below, to get started.