We had our first Inquiry Staff meeting in Week 5 of Term 3.
Staff had been directed to readings on Inquiry Learning online at
www.inquiringmind.co.nz.
Several activities and discussions took place:
1. What is Inquiry Learning? i.e. What are the key features? What does IBL look like in the classroom? What do we know about it?
2. What are some of the features of a traditional teaching model in a classroom?
3. What are some of the features of an inquiry learning model?
In an inquiry learning classroom, what is the role of the teacher? And what is the role of the learner?
JPGs recording our thinking are embedded in this post for you to view. We were pleased with our team of dedicated teachers and what they came up with - they showed a good basic understanding of inquiry, essential for our launch in Term 4.
We had our first Inquiry Staff meeting in Week 5 of Term 3.
Staff had been directed to readings on Inquiry Learning online at www.inquiringmind.co.nz.
Several activities and discussions took place:
1. What is Inquiry Learning? i.e. What are the key features? What does IBL look like in the classroom? What do we know about it?
2. What are some of the features of a traditional teaching model in a classroom?
3. What are some of the features of an inquiry learning model?
In an inquiry learning classroom, what is the role of the teacher? And what is the role of the learner?
JPGs recording our thinking are embedded in this post for you to view. We were pleased with our team of dedicated teachers and what they came up with - they showed a good basic understanding of inquiry, essential for our launch in Term 4.
