Why IBL?

Reflecting on Your Current Practice

“Take a few minutes now to do the following exercise for yourself: have a careful look at the sketchnote, take your time and reflect on which of these reasons to use inquiry are evident in your classroom. Make a list of these reasons and identify what you do to foster each and ensure that they are a part of the learning culture in your room. Now let’s turn the tables and prepare yourself to be brave and courageous in your reflection: which of these traits are not evident in your classroom? Which are not a part of the learning culture in your room? And, most importantly, what can you do to bring them to the forefront of your student’s experience at school? Do you have an inquiry classroom? Are there any adjustments you can make to optimize the power of inquiry?" (Tmackenzie2013, "Trevor MacKenzie." Trevor MacKenzie. Web. 31 July 2017).

Can you envision how Inquiry Based Learning could transform your classroom into an active learning space brimming with enthusiastic learners? Keep in mind that the primary goal of Inquiry Based Learning is to engage students in the learning process - to make them producers, not consumers of learning. Your classroom dynamic will change throughout this process, but it will also encourage your students to become responsible, independent thinkers, learners and producers.