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26 <br /> <br />Inquiry and AdvocacyInquiry and AdvocacyInquiry and AdvocacyInquiry and Advocacy <br /> <br />Inquiry <br />Inquire into others’ ideas, listen, request more <br />information. <br /> <br />Advocacy <br />Verbal statement for a cause or position, <br />promote <br />The Structure of Inquiry <br />- Ask others to make their thinking visible <br />- Use non aggressive language and <br />approachable voice <br />- Use pattern of pause, paraphrase, pause <br />and probe <br />- Use exploratory language <br />- Inquire about values, beliefs, <br />assumptions <br />- Explain your reason for inquiring <br />- Invite introspection <br /> <br />The Structure of Advocacy <br />- Make your thinking and reasoning <br />visible <br />- State your assumptions <br />- Describe your reasoning <br />- Describe your feelings <br />- Distinguish data from interpretation <br />- Reveal your perspective <br />- Frame the wider context that surrounds <br />the issue <br />- Give concrete examples <br /> <br /> <br />Graceful transitions from Inquiry into Advocacy <br />- Here is a related thought… <br />- I hold it another way… <br />- Hmmm, from another perspective… <br />- An additional idea might be… An assumption I am exploring is… <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Adapted from Garmston, R. & Wellman, B. The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing <br />Collaborative Groups, Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. Norwood, MA. 2009. <br />December 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 2