Inquiry for Experts

Inquiry for Experts by Dummies: 

Inquiry for Experts by Dummies Damon Hodges (not an expert) Chris Richards (not an expert) Carolina School for Inquiry March 5 th 2011

How do you define inquiry?: 

How do you define inquiry? “A request for information” M-W 2011 “A seeking for truth, information, or knowledge – seeking information by questioning.” Thirteen Ed-online 2004 “A set of interrelated processes that weaves together content areas in an interdisciplinary curriculum that grows out of students’ questions and interests.” Jennings & Mills 2009

So what is it really…: 

So what is it really… Inquiry-based instruction Content (what) Process (how)

Content: 

Content Focus on presenting and explaining ideas. Content my spark inquiry. Mostly met through direct instruction

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So what is it really… Inquiry-based instruction Content (what) Process (how) Content

Content with Process: 

Content with Process Actively engage students with content. Hands on activities Guided activities

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So what is it really… Inquiry-based instruction Content (what) Process (how) Content Content with process

Process with Content: 

Process with Content “Used to help students develop the disposition to ‘find out’ and acquire the methods and process skills…using content as context. Expert projects

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So what is it really… Inquiry-based instruction Content (what) Process (how) Content Content with process Process with content

Process: 

Process Using non-content specific processes to further knowledge. Open ended inquiry

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So what is it really… Inquiry-based instruction Content (what) Process (how) Content Content with process Process with content Process