Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning into your Classroom.
Start with this short four part video series. (Version française: goo.gl/fkRRea)
PART 1 - First Steps to Inquiry ( • How To Get Into Inquir... )
Prepare yourself to create an Inquiry - Based activity for your classroom.
PART 2 - Working Towards Open Inquiry ( • How To Get Into Inquir... )
Investigate a scaffolded approach to Inquiry - Based learning: Basic Concepts - Structured Inquiry - Guided Inquiry - Open Inquiry.
PART 3 - 5 Skills to Become an Inquiry Teacher( • How To Get Into Inquir... )
Identify which of your teacher skills you exercise as you lead Inquiry-Based lessons in your classroom: Be Flexible - Guiding Open Ended Questions - Setting Up Proper Expectations - Going Beyond “I don’t know” - Designing Great Activities.
PART 4 - 4 Student Inquiry Skills to Nurture and Assess
( • How To Get Into Inquir... )
Explore methods of assessing student’s inquiry skills: Initiating and Planning - Performing and Recording - Analyzing and Interpreting -Communicating.
LESSON PLAN for the inquiry-based activities featured in this video series: www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/m...
OTHER LINKS:
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/t...
Science Teacher's Association of Ontario- STAO: stao.ca/cms/
Ministry of Education of Ontario Documents: Capacity Building Series -Secretariat Special Edition #32: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacy...
Ministry of Education of Ontario Documents: Growing Success: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfu...