Self-Study of Practice Methodologies and Thriving Communities
Through the self-study of practice, teachers transform not only their understandings about themselves, their students, and the contexts within which they teach, but also their ways of being in the world. This work is as much ontological as epistemological.
-Cher Hill
I am a passionate advocate of empowering educators as creators of knowledge through practitioner-inquiry. Through research into our own practices as educators, we complexify our understandings of the specific contexts in which we teach and can better respond to the communities that we serve.
I have supported teachers in inquiring into their own practice as educators for over 15 years and regularly study my own practice through collaborative practice-based and self-study methodologies. Through inquiry into how we carry our work as educators, we develop an inner compass that guides complex decision-making, and begin to challenge the structures of schooling that do not serve the needs of students, contributing to more thriving communities.
