Discover the power of collaborative inquiry! This unique, visually stunning resource is packed with details to ignite and sustain the collaborative improvement of teaching and learning. Includes US and international case studies, powerful metaphors, application exercises, a leader's guide, a companion website, digital templates, and more. Learn what lesson study and collaborative inquiry can and should look like. Find the guidance you need to lead and support schoolwide, inquiry-based improvement! "A true inspiration for educators who want to improve both their own craft and the methods of the profession." Jim Stigler & James Hiebert, Authors of The Teaching Gap.

Introduction -- 1. One plank at a time: the steady discipline of instructional improvement -- 2. Learning to learn from teaching:a firsthand account of lesson study in Japan -- 3. Expanding horizons: a case study of U.S. teachers collaborating to change practice -- 4. Deepening knowledge: why expansive change is difficult and what we might do about it -- 5. Matching vision with resources: a reconceived model for leadership and assistance -- 6. Mutiplying power: how joint productivity revived two problematic teams --7. Reamaining stubborn for a long time: six practitioner stories of courage and persistence.