These questions are not final and often evolve and expand. The questions become the foundation for teacher-developed ESIP workshops in the second summer. It is during the second summer session that participants begin the process of developing a presentation that will eventually become their ESIP in-service workshop. In addition, round robin sessions allow for plenty of discussion about, and reflection on, the workshop development process. The last five days of the Institute are reserved for presentations of the developing workshops to the entire group.
Time is allotted for completing feedback forms following each presentation.
ESIP presentations provide opportunities for participants to share what they are learning about themselves as teachers and learners, their students as questioners and learners, and their classrooms as communities of exploration and discovery. Each presentation is driven by a teacher question and classroom research. Most ESIP workshops replicate a classroom activity that models how the teacher is putting new ideas into practice. ESIP presentations are never packaged activities designed to be replicated by the workshop participants. Participants should be encouraged to adapt ideas to meet their own classroom needs.