2026-2027 month by month

TBA

TBA

In the inquiry classroom, we aim to nurture learners who see themselves as capable, curious, resourceful individuals with a strong sense of agency.

October 31st & November 1st, 2026

Bangkok Patana School

USD 750 Early Bird Offer Till 1st May 2026

Overview:

In the inquiry classroom, we aim to nurture learners who see themselves as capable, curious, resourceful individuals with a strong sense of agency. There is growing evidence of the importance of nurturing the kinds of dispositions and skills that competent, capable learners can apply across the curriculum and throughout their lives. Being curious, creative, courageous and critical combined with the skills of self-management, collaboration, thinking and communication are amongst what we can think of as ‘assets’ for learning.

These skills and dispositions do not grow by chance – they are best developed through an explicit, thoughtful, embedded approach that embodies an inquiry stance. The role of the educator is pivotal not only to what young people learn but to the image they have of themselves as learners. In this wonderfully interactive and motivating workshop, Kath will draw upon her vast experience of introducing her ‘learning assets’ to schools all over the world and sharing really practical ways to effectively embed skills and dispositions for learning into our work with children and their families. Teachers who participate in this workshop have the added advantage of examining and growing their own competencies as learners as well as designing learning engagements for their students.

This workshop will be very relevant to educators working with the IB Approaches to Learning and Profile Attributes but will also be designed to support any educators who have a framework for ‘learning to learn’. Those participants yet to develop such a framework, will walk away with a template for introducing one and a strong repertoire of strategies to support implementation.

Over the course of 2 days, participants will:

• Be introduced to a variety of frameworks for competency-based teaching and learning and deepen their understanding of the kind of skills and dispositions for more independent learning

• Take a deep dive into the skills and dispositions associated with self-management, collaboration, research, thinking, communication and contribution

• Participate in and design learning tasks to explicitly develop skills associated with assets for learning

• Explore ways to use the ‘language of learning’ in daily classroom discourse

• Learn how to design ‘split screen’ learning intentions and build learning engagements that focus on the how of learning – not just the what

• Explore a range of texts and resources we can use to promote skills and dispositions for learning

• Consider how the micro skills associated with each learning asset can be scoped out and gradually strengthened over time

• Consider approaches to assessment in relation to these assets for learning

• Learn how to weave the teaching of these skills and dispositions into a unit of inquiry

Potential Audience:

K-9 teachers

This annual conference focuses on strategies, tools and best practices that engage students across the region. Attendees always return to their home schools with a basket of new ideas and opportunities to introduce to their classrooms. The opportunities build upon professional networks and to enjoy camaraderie have made this conference a ‘must’ with educators from the EARCOS region.

A unique, classroom-based professional learning experience, exploring the pedagogy of inquiry across learning areas, in grades K-6.

“Yes, but what does it look like?” As consultants with a focus on inquiry, this is a questions we hear often. Talking about and even experiencing inquiry in workshops is powerful but there is something special about the opportunity to be ‘in the room where it happens’ – to observe educators bring an inquiry stance to their teaching

‘Inquiry in Action’ is a unique opportunity to grow your understanding of inquiry through observation and reflection. This boutique workshop invites educators to spend time in K-6 classrooms, watching skilled inquiry teachers at work in different areas of the curriculum and with different age groups. Our focus is on inquiry as a stance. While there are techniques and emphases particular to learning areas, there are many shared strategies that can be transferred across the day.

Participants in this workshop will spend time observing ‘learning labs’ in K-6 classrooms followed by opportunities for guided analysis, reflection and transfer of the ideas to their own setting. They will emerge from the experience with a deeper understanding of the way in which they can nurture agency, cultivate curiosity, question for deeper thinking and release more responsibility to young learners. 

Although their work focuses on different learning areas, Kath Murdoch and Matt Glover have a common passion for inquiry as a vehicle for powerful teaching and learning. As global consultants, both Kath and Matt regularly work in classrooms, helping teachers to get a better picture of the design of an inquiry-based lesson. They are thrilled to be partnering in this event with other consultants. They had Megan Holmstrom, a consultant in math education, join them in the inaugural ‘Inquiry in Action’ workshop in Berlin and then had Megan and and Paul Andersen, a consultant in science education, join them in Jakarta. Please visit our future workshop page to see what consultants will be present in different cities.

Sample Schedule:

Day 1

Participants will divide into three groups and spend the day observing and analyzing classroom sessions led by Kath, Matt, and Megan. Three sessions to rotate through all presenters.

Day 2

Participants will have the opportunity to analyze and reflect on the lessons they observed and hear from Matt, Kath, and Megan about bringing an inquiry stance to their areas of expertise. Educators will then have the opportunity to work on ways to modify and adapt this learning to their own classrooms.

Target Audience

Elementary/primary educators who work with children in grades K-6. Learning labs will be held in the generalist classrooms but elements of the pedagogy are transferable to other learning areas and ages.

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