ABSTRACT
Cathy was using a Book Club strategy to raise deeper questions about literacy practice. Chris, as part of the school’s professional learning programme, was involved in Lisa and Blake’s inquiry around formative assessment and learner engagement in Mathematics. He hoped that their teamwork would result in increased individual capacity, build Blake’s repertoire of instructional strategies and have positive results for all the learners involved. Donna was pulling together a team to focus on the needs of under-supported Year 9 learners. She was taking a hard look at the evidence and mobilizing resources to better meet their needs. Geoff was thinking about the variation in learner motivation and engagement across classrooms and how he could become better equipped to strengthen the learning orientation and knowledge in his school. Alison was determined to improve the quality of teaching, learning and the life chances of learners in her remote community. Karim was passionate about providing his new refugee learners with every opportunity to succeed in their new country. He was working hard with his teachers to make sure they had the skills, knowledge and resources needed to support these learners.
