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Inquiry Connect – Extend- Challenge

Inquiry Connect – Extend- Challenge. So what?. Effects of Prior Knowledge. What is it?. Inquiry is defined as a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge – seeking information by questioning. But effective inquiry is more than just asking questions. Converting information into knowledge

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Inquiry Connect – Extend- Challenge

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  1. InquiryConnect – Extend- Challenge So what?

  2. Effects of Prior Knowledge

  3. What is it? • Inquiry is defined as a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge – seeking information by questioning. • But effective inquiry is more than just asking questions. • Converting information into knowledge • Emphasis on the skills and habits of inquiry

  4. What are students doing when inquiring? • Wondering • Demonstrating curiosity • Questioning • Collecting, analysing, interpreting • Defending a point of view • Playing with ideas and possibilities • Drawing conclusions • Clarifying and building on knowledge • Experimenting • Constructing meaning • Making connections • Problem solving • Providing option and choices

  5. Different Models

  6. What is our model? • Engage • Explore • Examine • Explain • Evaluate

  7. Process of Inquiry • Inquiry as connection • Inquiry asinvitation • Inquiry as tension (compelling issue) • Inquiry as investigation (how does this question relate to central idea? • Inquiry as reflection • Inquiry as representation (what is so important to you that you would want to share it with someone else?) • Inquiry as valuation • Inquiry as action (what difference to my life?)

  8. How do we go about planning an inquiry? • Enduring understanding • Select concepts • 2-3 key understandings • Always ask ‘SO WHAT?’ (why is it compelling, what is the purpose?)

  9. Und jetzbist du dran…. • Around the school DO your own inquiry. Put yourself in a learner’s shoes for an hour. You have 15 minutes to plan, 30 minutes to gather information and 15 minutes to prepare.

  10. Awesome sites for inquiry

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