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What can inquiry create in the classroom?
What can inquiry complicate in the classroom?
Evaluate Inquiry
Go to - http://labyrinthsoflearning.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-nasa-challenge.html
Break down what they crafted for questioning research, discussion, creating and reflection.
What standards are being addressed?
How is student voice being valued?
Do you think the timeline was realistic?
How technology used? How might it have been used differently?
Was the student work shared with the community? If so, how so? If not, what could have been done to provide a greater audience for the work?
Scaffolding Curiosity
Scaffolding Curiosity
Edutopia – Four Strategies to Spark Curiosity
Edutopia - How can you make your classroom more student centered?
How to Turn Your Class Into an Idea Factory
Inquiry Based Teaching Evolves
Why Questions are More Important that the Answers
Why Curious People are Headed for the C-Suite
What's Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child?
Tips For Launching An Inquiry-Based Classroom
With a partner – choose one of the project ideas below. How would you scaffold curiosity for these projects?
Pink and Say – http://users.manchester.edu/Student/BEDawes/index.htm
Passion Projects – http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2012/09/passion-projects.html
From Worms to Wall Street: http://www.edutopia.org/newsome-park-elementary-project-learning-video
Waterworks – http://www.edutopia.org/ferryway-ironworks-integrated-studies-video
Nature Mapping – http://www.edutopia.org/naturemapping-technology-fieldwork-video
Butterfly Migration – http://www.edutopia.org/journey-north-butterfly-migration-project-video
Geo-Literacy Project – http://www.edutopia.org/geography-literacy-elementary-project-video
Sample Units: http://wveis.k12.wv.us/teach21/public/project/Mainmenu.cfm
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Investigate the offerings here - https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/home or Science Snacks - http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/a - and brainstorm how you might use one or more of these resources to scaffold inquiry in your classroom.
What is the role of the teacher in an inquiry driven classroom?
Links on Inquiry Education - http://delicious.com/dlaufenberg/inquiryed
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