Educators who use the KWL framework (Ogle, 1986), like those using project based learning, are well on their way to teaching thorough Guided Inquiry. They ask their students, What do I know? (K); What do I want to learn? (W); and What did I learn? (L).
Motivation and interest are key elements in inquiry learning
Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century
Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari
Introduction to Guided Inquiry - what is it, what's new, why now?
"Hello and welcome to the VoiceThread 4 Education wiki. This wiki was started by Colette Cassinelli (http://twitter.com/ccassinelli) but because of contributors like YOU - it has grown to be comprehensive collection of VoiceThread examples from students and teachers of all ages and groups. The purpose of this wiki is to gather examples of how educators are using Voicethread in their classrooms (or for professional development) and to share those examples."
I did want to release the Free PDF of the Web-Based Portfolio series I’ve been working on for the past couple of months. I’ve taken the four blog posts and put them into this PDF that you can download and use if you would like.
"I did want to release the Free PDF of the Web-Based Portfolio series I've been working on for the past couple of months. I've taken the four blog posts and put them into this PDF that you can download and use if you would like."