Services:
Catalpa® Services
 In addition to the services that
support Practice-Based
Inquiry applications in a variety of settings, Catalpa offers a set
of services that strengthen the legitimacy of Practice-Based Inquiry and that further public understanding of how it works.
Certification and Endorsement
Catalpa offers a number of services that strengthen the
legitimacy of the findings of a visit team’s report. Each Practice-Based Inquiry® protocol describes the extent that protocol uses certification and endorsement procedures.
The minimum requirements are both the protocol and team chair are Practice-Based Inquiry certified.
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Certifying protocols
Catalpa certifies that a visit protocol meets the standards and procedures for legitimacy. This is a statement of assurance that
if that protocol is well followed, the rigor of the visit well be strong.
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Certifying chairs
Catalpa certifies that individuals have demonstrated competence in leading Practice-Based Inquiry visits at several levels.
See Documents: Catalpa Guide to Chair Certification.
To inquire about how to become certified, click here.
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Endorsing Practice-Based Inquiry® reports
Catalpa will endorse a visit and a report if they are consistent enough with a particular protocol to warrant endorsement as a legitimate report produced by that protocol.
To inquire about this service, click here.
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Design of management systems for Practice-Based Inquiry®
Catalpa designs management systems that support and strengthen the benefits of Practice-Based Inquiry. Examples follow:
- Data base system to recruit, select and follow up
with team members
- Continuous systems of professional development for
chairs and team members
- Integration of Practice-Based Inquiry systems with teacher training
- Visit monitoring and report endorsement systems
for a specific protocol
- Cross-report analysis tools for policy use Feedback systems to improve a particular visit
system
- Design of comprehensive evaluations
- System of cost-benefit analysis that assesses how well the components of a Practice-Based Inquiry protocol provide actual and perceived legitimacy for the findings that result from that protocol.
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Training chairs and team members
Catalpa designs and conducts both chair and team training programs that are protocol specific.
We are also launching a new program in 2006 for on-going training of Practice-Based Inquiry® chairs at different levels. When this program is fully developed, it will include apprenticeship and web-based training experiences. For more detail see Chair certification and News. To inquire about this service, click here.
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Public speaking and workshop presentations
Catalpa associates offer provocative and interesting large audience presentations and smaller audience workshop/seminars on topics such as:
What does truth have to do with it?
What is Practice-Based Inquiry truth and why it can make a real difference for our schools and the national quality of professional service.
Clementine’s Shoes
How replacing the “black boxes” of research design changes the nature of the knowledge we gain.
Is professional judgment old fashioned and not to be trusted?
How understanding what professional judgment is and how it works results in a robust tool for improving practice in schools and other professional service organizations.
Practice-Based Inquiry® and the Emperor’s Clothes
Basing research and professional practice in the reality of what happens, avoiding the illusions of certainty from the seductive call of vague jargon and standardized “best practices.”
How Practice-Based Inquiry® works and how it could benefit your organization
A design workshop that considers how Practice-Based Inquiry® could be tailored to meet the needs and requirements of a particular professional service organization.
To inquire about presentations, click here.
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International Networks
Participate in networks with clients and people around the world who are working with Practice-Based Inquiry, inquiry about professional practice, action to improve professional practice.
Currently, Catalpa has a particular interest in the construct and practice of professional judgment.
See Resources for more information.
Register your e-mail address at the top of the page if you would like to be part of this ongoing discussion.
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Licensing Practice-Based Inquiry® Centers
To ensure the rigor of Practice-Based Inquiry, Catalpa
requires that a Catalpa license be issued for the use of the Practice-Based
Inquiry registered trademark.
Licensing agreements are prepared for a variety of uses
ranging from the conduct of a single school visit to a multiple year licensing
of a center to conduct Practice-Based Inquiry® visits.
Click here to learn more about Catalpa Services.
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About Catalpa
Ltd.
Catalpa Ltd. is
celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Catalpa’s most
important achievement is the improvement in the quality and utility
of information that Practice-Based Inquiry makes
available for school practitioners, policy makers and the public
about the performance of public schools.
To
learn more about Catalpa’s mission, history and people,
click here»
More Services 
Practice-Based Inquiry® Services
Catalpa Ltd.™ offers services that
tailor the technology of Practice-Based Inquiry to the
specific objectives and requirements of a client. Since Practice-Based Inquiry sets new limits and provides new opportunities for follow-through and action,
Catalpa works with its clients to understand both.
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