2. Learning Intentions
• I
have
a
beAer
understanding
of
inquiry
based
teaching
and
learning
• I
have
a
plan
to
determine
which
social
and
thinking
skills
my
students
need,
and
a
plan
to
explicitly
teach
these
• I
have
an
inquiry
based
strategy
to
try
3. Inquiry based teaching …
•
•
•
•
•
Is
problem
or
quesJon
driven
Encourages
collaboraJon
Makes
kids
into
explorers
and
discoverers
Requires
kids
to
think
Puts
teachers
in
nonconvenJonal
roles
– Steph
Harvey
and
Harvey
Daniels,
2009
4. Inquiry based teaching …
• Requires
explicit
teaching
of
social
skills
and
comprehension
skills
• Is
open-‐ended
• Is
inclusive
• Can
permeate
a
day
• Is
fun
5. • American
5th
graders
spend
91%
of
their
day
either
listening
to
a
teacher
talk
or
working
alone.
– (Pianta
&
Belsky,
2007).
6. • 10
years
aYer
high
school,
graduates
who
had
honed
their
teamwork
skills
while
sJll
in
high
school
had
significantly
higher
earnings
than
those
who
failed
to
do
so.
–
(Science
Daily
2008).
7. • CreaJng
meaningful
and
ambiguous
tasks
that
reflect
how
knowledge
is
used
in
the
field
• Engaging
students
in
acJve
learning
so
they
will
apply
and
test
what
they
know
– Powerful
Learning:
What
We
Know
about
Teaching
for
Understanding
(2008)
Darling-‐Hammond,
Pearson,
Barron,
Schoenfeld
8. Sarah
says
that
when
she
babysits,
she
earns
$5
an
hour
plus
a
flat
rate
of
$10
to
feed
the
children
dinner.
How
can
you
represent
relaJon
this
in
an
equaJon?
Sarah
earned
$45
for
babysieng
on
Saturday.
How
many
hours
did
she
work?
How
did
you
figure
it
out?
9. Brian
babysits
as
well.
He
earns
$7.50
an
hour.
Show
Sarah's
wage
and
Brian's
wage
on
a
graph.
Which
mode
of
payment
would
you
prefer,
and
why?
Use
the
graph
to
explain
your
thinking.
10. Inquiry Circles on Mesopotamia
• Fishbowl
of
inquiry
circles
– Read
to
find
what’s
important
and/or
interesJng
and
defend
with
2
pieces
of
evidence
-‐
“because”
•
•
•
•
Co-‐create
criteria
for
effecJve
group
Assign
students
to
topic
groups
Students
read
to
choose
‘the
best
invenJon’
In
groups,
each
talks
by
supporJng
his/her
opinion
with
evidence
• With
Sue
Jackson,
Minnekhada
11. The 10
A Scholastic Series for Inquiry
Editor: Jeff Wilhelm
• 100
Jtles
grades
6-‐10
• 50
Jtles
grades
4-‐8
Smartest Adaptations in Nature
-Scholastic
12. What is the smartest
adaptation?
How do animals adapt?
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22. Teacher Collaboration
• Mary
Neto,
Tina
Sikkes
and
Teresa
Monkman
• English
teachers
and
librarian
• Smithers
Secondary
School
• UDL,
Backwards
Design,
AFL
• What/so
what?
• EssenJal
quesJon
24. A/B
Partner
My
partner,
__________,
and
I
decided
who
would
be
A
and
who
would
be
B
in
a
religious
kind
of
way
by
______________.
Therefore
_______
is
A
because
__________________________
25. EssenJal
QuesJon
-‐
How
might
religious
beliefs
nega7vely
impact
human
behaviour?
26. While
looking
at
the
image
think
about
this
EssenJal
QuesJon
–
How
might
religious
beliefs
nega7vely
impact
human
behaviour?
What?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
So
What?
38. Something
to
think
about
–
How
might
religious
beliefs
posi7vely
impact
human
behaviour?
39. How
might
religious
beliefs
posi7vely
impact
human
behaviour?
Brainstormed
ideas
from
students
-‐
•
•
•
-‐
-‐
-‐
-‐
-‐
-‐
Help
others
in
need
Find
peace
if
you’re
worried
Sin
go
to
hell
/
be
good
go
to
heaven
InspiraJon
Connects
people
Encourages
peace,
love
and
unity
Something
to
believe
in
–
Places
that
offer
support
–
caring
for
others
Forces
us
to
be
beAer
people
40. How
might
religious
beliefs
negaJvely
impact
human
behavior?
-‐
Amanda
What?
1. Crosses
on
fire
So
What?
-‐very
strongly
with
religion
maybe
someone
commiAed
a
sin
and
they
want
them
to
be
disposed
-‐wearing
robes
and
hoods
-‐do
not
want
to
be
seen
2. Wearing
Jerusalam
sign
-‐wearing
all
white
-‐maybe
out
to
kill
from
other
religions
-‐a
religious
colour
41. 3. School
-‐taught
by
priest
-‐all
naJve
4. Striped
pajamas
-‐taught
by
white
priest,
the
ways
of
white
man
-‐maybe
from
a
Nazi
death
camp
-‐behind
lots
of
barbed
wire
-‐wearing
something
on
heads
-‐being
kept
in
for
their
religion
-‐for
religion
maybe
5. Girl
being
burned
-‐because
she
was
not
a
ChrisJan
-‐holding
cross
in
front
of
her
face
-‐so
it
is
the
last
thing
she
sees
and
knows
her
sin
42. How
might
religious
beliefs
posiJvely
impact
human
behavior?
-‐
Amanda
•
•
•
•
Being
people
together
Let
people
believe
in
something
Bring
people
peace
of
mind
Can
create
a
safe
environment
and
let
you
be
with
people
who
are
like
you
43. What?
So
What?
Cross
on
fire
Group
of
people
with
hoods
and
crosses
on
cloaks
White
cloaks
Don’t’
believe
Protest
against
ChrisJans
In
a
field
going
somewhere
Cult?
ChrisJanity?
Soldier
Ginger
hair
Crosses
on
robe,
cape,
shield
Has
a
sword
Olden
Jmes
-‐
knight
ChrisJan
Knight
Same
religion
in
one
place
Boys
and
girls
standing
on
stairs
Man
with
cross
Uniforms
Same
hair
cut
for
girls
Same
hair
cut
for
boys
ChrisJan
At
school
Boy
and
girl
school
44. +
impact?
•
•
•
•
•
Something
to
believe
in
Something
to
do
InspiraJon
Connects
people
Encourages
peace,
love
and
unity
50. Marco Cianfanelli, of
Johannesburg, sculptor
50
ten
metre
high
laser
cut
steel
plates
set
into
the
landscape,
represen5ng
the
50
year
anniversary
of
when
and
where
Mandela
was
captured
and
arrested
in
1962
(prior
to
his
27
years
of
incarcera5on).
Standing
at
a
par5cular
point
(presumably
the
spot
where
the
people
are
standing
in
Photo
#2),
the
columns
come
into
focus
and
the
image
of
Mandela
can
be
seen.
At
Natal
Midlands
51. How
can
I
help
my
students
see
geography
as
an
opportunity
to
problem
solve,
to
address
the
impact
of
geographical
features
on
people’s
lives…?
Catriona
Misfeldt
in
It’s
All
about
Thinking
(English,
Social
Studies
&
HumaniDes)
2010
52. Essential Questions
What
stories
do
these
data
or
this
chart,
graph,
or
map
tell?
Whose
stories
are
they?
What
data
are
the
most
revealing
and
representaJve
of
the
quality
of
life?
Catriona
Misfeldt,
MacNeil
Secondary
53. The
Plan:
• Co-‐create
criteria
for
measuring
quality
of
human
life
• Model
how
to
underline
phrases
that
might
affect
the
quality
of
a
life
• Students
read
and
underline
phrases
from
2
different
case
studies
• Students
record
+
and
–
factors
affecJng
life
• Exit
slip
–
definiJon
of
a
good
life
54. Emma
“I
hate
you.
You’re
such
an
idiot!”
The
back
door
slammed
loudly.
Emma
opened
her
eyes
quickly
and
pulled
up
her
soY
comforter.
Her
heart
was
beaJng
fast,
and
she
had
a
knot
in
her
stomach.
It
was
her
older
sister
who
had
yelled
and
slammed
the
door.
“Lazy
head,
out
of
bed!”
her
father
shouted
from
the
boAom
of
the
stairs.
55. Heavy
footsteps
moved
quickly
though
the
house
and
then
the
front
door
opened
and
slammed
shut.
The
car
started
and
with
a
screech
pulled
away.
Dad
must
be
late
for
work.
He
oYen
seemed
angry
now.
Emma
remembered
happier
Jmes
when
he
helped
her
with
her
homework
and
they
would
go
to
basketball
games
together.
She
wondered
if
it
would
every
be
like
that
again.
Caring
for
Young
People’s
Rights
–
Roland
Case
56. Jose
Turning
over
on
the
woven
sleeping
mat,
Jose
bumped
into
his
younger
brother.
He
could
see
the
early
morning
light
through
the
cracks
in
the
sJck
wall
of
his
family’s
home.
The
sJcks
broke
easily
but
were
a
type
of
wood
that
the
termites
wouldn’t
eat.
Jose
could
hear
his
mother
feeding
the
chickens
in
the
yard
outside.
Gently
raising
the
thin
bed
sheet
that
kept
the
bugs
off
at
night,
Jose
sat
up
and
climbed
over
Salvador
and
his
Jny
sister
Rosita.
Careful
not
to
wake
them,
he
replaced
the
sheet
and
stepped
on
to
the
dirt
floor.
Caring
for
Young
People’s
Rights
–
Roland
Case
57. • Brownlie,
Fullerton,
Schnellert
–
It’s
All
about
Thinking
–
Collabora7ng
to
support
all
learners
in
Math
&
Science,
2011
• Brownlie,
King
-‐
Learning
in
Safe
Schools
–
Crea7ng
classrooms
where
all
students
belong,
2nd
ed,
Pembroke
Publishers,
2011
• Brownlie,
Schnellert
–
It’s
All
about
Thinking
–
Collabora7ng
to
support
all
learners
in
English
&
Humani7es,
2009
• Brownlie,
Feniak,
Schnellert
-‐
Student
Diversity,
2nd
ed.,
Pembroke
Pub.,
2006
• Brownlie,
Jeroski
–
Reading
and
Responding,
grades
4-‐6,
2nd
ediJon,
Nelson,
2006
• Brownlie
-‐
Grand
Conversa7ons,
Portage
and
Main
Press,
2005
• Brownlie,Feniak,
McCarthy
-‐
Instruc7on
and
Assessment
of
ESL
Learners,
Portage
and
Main
Press,
2004