CIDGroup

The Collaborative Inquiry and Development Group

"None of us is as smart as all of us."
Wally Ziko, (1947-1999)

Through collaboration, the knowledge and experience of accomplished educators contributes to development of new insights, tools and strategies to enhance teaching and learning in the context of democratic learning communities.

The Collaborative Inquiry and Development Group supports collaborative inquiry and development of tools and resources that help educators and schools in enhancing professional practice and the learning of all students as members of democratic communities. We work in two overlapping areas: documentation research and technology development.

The CIDGroup's current projects include:

• Electronic Learning Marketplace Collaboratory- an on-line environment with tools for communication and collaboration.
• Lucent Peer Collaboration Documentation Project- documentation of teacher learning communities in four urban districts.
• The New Jersey Collaborative Learning Communities- documentation of the development of Collaborative Learning Communities (CLCs) in four New Jersey school districts.
• A Retrospective Study of the Impact of Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity in Elk Grove, CA Schools.