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Engaging Learners in Inquiry

Engaging Learners in Inquiry. “I care. I count. I can.”. Vision for students Responsible for learning Energized by learning Strategic Collaborative. Vision for Tasks Challenging Authentic Interdisciplinary Integrated Relevant Meaningful NCREL.

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Engaging Learners in Inquiry

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  1. Engaging Learners in Inquiry “I care. I count. I can.”

  2. Vision for students Responsible for learning Energized by learning Strategic Collaborative Vision for Tasks Challenging Authentic Interdisciplinary Integrated Relevant Meaningful NCREL Learning Indicators for Engaged Learning

  3. Assessment of engaged learning • Performance-based • Generative • Authentic contexts for performance • Represents significant knowledge and enduring skills • Performance criteria are clear • Interwoven with curriculum and instruction • Equitable standards NCREL ENGUAGE

  4. Instructional models • Interactive • Generative • Construction of meaning • Production of knowledge • Active problem solving • Learning environments encouraging depth, social interaction, reflection NCREL Enguage

  5. Learning Context • Knowledge building learning community • Collaborative • Empathetic • Heterogeneous grouping • Flexible • Active roles for learners • Teacher =facilitator, guide, co-investigator NCREL Enguage

  6. Student roles • Explorer • Cognitive apprentice • Producer of knowledge • Responsible and self-directed • Discoverer • Thinker • Validating not accepting • NCREL –”Designing Learning and Technology for Educational Reform” • Violet Harada- Inquiry Learning Through Librarian Teacher Partnerships

  7. Partnerships for 21st Century Skills Inventive Thinking Life Skills • Adaptability and managing complexity • Self-direction • Curiosity • Creativity • Risk Taking

  8. Engaging Learners –Susan Black – “Teachers Can Engage Disengaged Students.” Education Digest. March 2004, 39-45. Teacher presents compelling curricular content with attention to background knowledge, empathy, BIG IDEAS.

  9. Engaging Learners • Teacher introduces a generative idea with multiple windows to understanding.

  10. Engaging Learners • Essential questions are built with meaning and relevance to content.

  11. Engaging Learners • Teacher links content to student’s prior knowledge and experience. • Understanding supplants coverage, correct answer compromise. • Understanding replaces inflexible knowledge, scripts, misconceptions, stereotypes, engraving.

  12. Engaging Learners • Teacher engages students in active role, encourages social interaction for learning outcomes. • Teacher encourages learner to initiate and adapt learning activities. • Teacher forms groups that work to achieve the learning goal. • Reflection is built in. • Assessment improves performance.

  13. Engaging Learners • Teacher provides access to diverse instructional materials and encourages learners to select and use resources that will help them learn.

  14. We are all problem solvers by nature. Engage us! • COMMUNITY • CONTENT • CHOICES • SUCCESS • CURIOSITY • ORIGINALITY • SELF-EXPRESSION • RELATIONSHIPS

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