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Copland and Knapp (2006) noted that a professional learning community values research and sets up cycles to facilitate "schoolwide inquiry into learning and teaching performance and participating in professional inquiry as a colleague." As an educator-researcher, do you agree with the authors that "inquiry into learning" is an essential component of the professional learning community? Why or why not?

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This solution contains over 250 words including references on an inquiry into learning. Includes examples and a definition of what an inquiry into learning is.

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In order to understand how a school district performs and functions an inquiry into learning is essential in developing new structures meant to enhance a district's performance. Once the inquiry is made and the data gathered, new practices and policies can be established. The biggest challenge that educators face is to provide their students the means to master the curriculum, regardless of the student's background, ethnicity or socio-economic status. Inquiring about a schools ...

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