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What is Inquiry? “Inquiry is a systematic investigation or study into a worthy question, issue, problem or idea.” /inquiry-what.html Authentic Learning is … “Construction of knowledge, through disciplined inquiry, to produce discourse, products and performances and that have meaning beyond success in school.” Wehlage, Newman Secada Care of www.inquiringmind.co.nz Spectrum of Inquiry-Based Learning Spectrum of Inquiry-Based Learning E5 Model Some qualities that make a successful inquiry-based unit (via Kath Murdoch) The best topics are built around big ideas and engage students in learning about significant, robust and transferable ideas Shared “throughlines” within the school (i.e. themes of fundamental ideas). For example; people and relationships are constantly changing, environments change over time, understanding the past can help us to understand the present and make informed choices for the future Some qualities that make a successful inquiry-based unit (via Kath Murdoch) Developing and articulating shared visions with teachers and students establishes a stronger sense of shared purpose Activities that involve real people, real places and the stories that surround them Units fall flat when we fail to connect students with the emotional terrain around a topic Ensure that students gather information from direct experience and stories (expert incursions and excursions) Some qualities that make a successful inquiry-based unit (via Kath Murdoch) Inquiry learning requires teachers to be looking for opportunities to make worthwhile curriculum connections Students being given genuine choices about what they will learn, how they will inquire and how they will show what they know A great unit is both relevant and challenging – students come away from it with new, deeper understandings and new questions Great units involve both students and teachers in regular explicit reflection Some qualities that make a successful