Engage and Focus

ENGAGE: Get started by activating students' prior knowledge and igniting their motivation

FOCUS: Help students engage in concept formation, the first step in conceptual thinking.

YouTube

Find videos that will spark curiosity and engage your students in learning. Consider making your own videos and get students to help.

TED Ed Lessons

Use a TED ED lesson or create your own that can act as a springboard for sharing a concept with your students.

Teacher Tube

TeacherTube is a video sharing website similar to YouTube. It is designed for teachers, to share educational resources such as video, audio, documents, photos, groups and blogs.

Google Forms

(Spectrum Statements: Concept Based Inquiry Strategy)

Create Google Forms to gather questions and activite prior knowledge for your students.

Google Slides

Use Google Slides to create graphic organizers and other scaffolds to support students as they work to build engagement and focus around concepts.

Google Drawing

Use Google Drawing to create graphic organizers to support students as they work to build engaement and focus around concepts.

Concept Based Inquiry Stages.pdf