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WHAT IS INQUIRY LEARNING?

Discover the essence of inquiry learning in education, emphasizing hands-on experiences and real-world applications. Explore how students engage with scientific questions, design procedures, and formulate explanations. Teachers play a crucial role in fostering inquiry by posing questions, stimulating discussions, and inspiring critical thinking. Learn about the significance of inquiry in math education and its alignment with 21st-century learning. Uncover the National Science Education Standards' definition of inquiry and key features of the inquiry process, promoting logical thinking and reasoning. Dive into science investigations and mathematical inquiry practices to enhance student learning outcomes.

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WHAT IS INQUIRY LEARNING?

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  1. WHAT IS INQUIRY LEARNING? Sept. 12, 2012

  2. Shift Happens. . .

  3. How do we make the shift? • TEACH USING THE INQUIRY APPROACH • Common Core Math Practices • Next Generation Science • Hands-On, Minds-On, Real World!

  4. What is inquiry? • The National Science Education Standards define inquiry as… • “the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence” (NRC 1996, p. 23)

  5. So… • Think of inquiry as “the ways scientists think about and try to solve problems using logic.” • Logic • Reasoning from data • Apply scientific skills • Real world problems

  6. Inquiry and Process Skills • Observe • Infer • Measure • Predict / Hypothesize • Variables • Experiment

  7. Features of Inquiry • The National Research Council (2000) identified several “essential features” that describe what a learner does in inquiry: • Engages with a scientific question • Participates in design of procedures • Gives priority to evidence • Formulates explanations • Connects explanations to scientific knowledge • Communicates and justifies explanations

  8. What are the students doing? • Asking the questions • Designing the procedures • Deciding what data to collect • Formulating explanations based on the data • Communicating and justifying the results

  9. What are the teachers doing? • Posing questions • Stimulating discussions • Involving students with science problems • Initiating and extending student thinking • Engaging student curiosity and wonder • Inspiring students to observe and reason • Sharpening student’s critical thinking and communication abilities

  10. Science Investigations • Time to see this in action…

  11. Reflect and Share… Compare and Contrast hands-on, science labs, and inquiry

  12. What about Math? • YES! You should be using the inquiry approach in Math Class too! • WHY?.....21st Century Learning requires performance based real world application • Let’s look at some samples of what is expected of our kids!

  13. Smarter Balanced Testing Click picture for www.smarterbalanced.org

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