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  • to be most effective inquiry should be seen as a complex combination of structured learning with intentional opportunities for students to create, design, imagine and develop new possibilities.
  • As as entry point, inquiry involves learners:
  • Inquiry honours the complex, interconnected nature of knowledge construction, striving to provide opportunities for both teachers and students to collaboratively build, test and reflect on their learning.
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  • If we are to make use of these important findings from the learning sciences, inquiry should be viewed as a highly-structured and thoughtfully designed-endeavour. As contrasted with ‘minimal-guided’ inquiry which has been shown to be marginally effective as a teaching technique, (Hattie) classroom tasks that are worthy of students time and attention, relevant, connected to the world and organized around the ‘big ideas’ of a subject can develop understanding and intellectual interest and engagement with students. For inquiry to be effective requires significant intellectual investment on the part of teachers to design learning tasks that are connected to the disciplines, to their students’ lives, and to the world, while focused toward clear and achievable learning targets. It requires that teachers see themselves as learners and researchers of both the subjects they teach and their professional practice as a whole.
  • Just as play requires rules to keep a game going, inquiry needs structure and boundaries to be effective. As compared with more traditional delivery models of teaching and learning that focus only on pre-existing knowledge or skills, inquiry remains open to the unknown, to the ‘not yet.’ As teachers are considering inquiry in a particular topic it becomes helpful to consider how students might ‘play’ within in topic, that is, maintain an emphasis on what is already known (the foundational concepts or key-ideas) while allowing for space for the unknown where students can create, design, interpret or participate.
  • “Liberating constraints describes the balance between freedom and constraint that creates conditions for learning and creativity.”
  • This is the act of structuring learning, not in the sense of a pre-determined, closed plan of action, but rather an organic, biological understanding of structure, where organisms respond and adapt to changing conditions
  • One exemplary organization who focuses on inquiry is the Galileo Educational Network from Calgary, Alberta. In addition to providing research, resources and professional development on teaching and learning from an inquiry stance, the Galileo Network has also created the Galileo Inquiry Rubric.
  • Dave Truss on 12 Feb 12
     
    nquiry is not merely 'having students do projects' but rather strives to nurture deep, discipline-based way of thinking and doing with students.  As as entry point, inquiry involves learners: ✦tackling real-world questions, issues and controversies ✦developing questioning, research and communication skills ✦solving problems or creating solutions ✦collaborating within and beyond the classroom ✦developing deep understanding of content knowledge ✦participating in the public creation and improvement of ideas and knowledge
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PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers . Tech Integration . Research & Best Practices - 0 views

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  • Dave Truss on 30 Oct 11
     
    The Effects of Distance Education on K-12 Student Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis Measuring Success: Evaluation Strategies for Distance Education A Synthesis of New Research on K-12 Online Learning
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Year 9 Passion-driven project … using social media to have a real world impac... - 0 views

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  • Dave Truss on 13 Feb 12
     
    The project was called 'Cause We Care' - a pun I thought particularly witty, since the Driving Question was 'How can we raise awareness in our local community about a charity or cause we feel passionately about?' Whilst I did develop the driving question the students were responsible for the following: deciding on team members and team name, selecting a charity/cause to focus on, their investigation sources and mode of sharing findings (focus questions can be on this document: Cause We Care), the products to demonstrate research, raise awareness and legitimate contribution to cause/charity, their presentation of learning, including sharing learning with experts, defending ideas and celebrating their chosen charity, the Habits of Mind to master for the duration of the project and the outcomes from the Stage 5 English Syllabus they will master during the project ( I gave them a list of the 11 outcomes and the related dot-points, was an eye-opening experience for them!).
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Challenge Based Learning  ~ White Paper - 0 views

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  • Dave Truss on 12 Feb 12
     
    Challenge Based Learning provides: * A flexible framework with multiple entry points * A scalable model with no proprietary systems or subscriptions * A focus on global challenges with local solutions * An authentic connection between academic disciplines and real world experience * A framework and workflow to develop 21st century skills * The purposeful use of technology for researching, analyzing, organizing,  collaborating, communicating, publishing and reflecting. * The opportunity for learners to do something important now, rather than waiting  until they are finished with their schooling * The documentation and assessment of the learning experience from challenge to  solution * An environment for deep reflection on teaching and learning * A process that places students in charge of their learning
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