Through inquiry, students learn how to question,
investigate, using evidence to describe, explain and predict, connecting
evidence to knowledge and then finally share their findings. The first task of
students is learning how to question, create those questions into deeper
meanings and use them to help solve their problems.
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Once students have decided they have created and asked the
correct questions, they can move onto the next step of investigating. This is
where students would complete their own digging and compete research based on
the questions they have asked. Step three is using the evidence to describe, explain
and predict what may happen next. This is more individualized work where
students can reflect and think about what may happen in the future. Set four is
connecting the evidence to knowledge. This is where I will have the most
trouble until I get enough practice. I want my students to think about how this
connects to the essential question of the day, and maybe how they could build
on this if this would ever happen again in a similar way. Lastly my students
would be sharing their findings. I want them to share with more people then
just in the classroom. I would have them interview someone on the experiment
they did, and compare and contrast what they may have learned, taught others,
or new ideas or experiments that they would like to try in the future.
Inquiry based learning helps support other standards that
are required by your state, and it allows teachers of agriculture to include
other classes and possibly work with other teachers to build stronger
connections. Overall, inquiry based learning has some of the best outcomes and
I can’t wait to be testing it out in my classroom!
References:
Warner, A. J. (n.d.). What Is Inquiry-Based Instruction? - edis.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved October 26, 2016, from https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/WC/WC07500.pdf
What is one specific topic you could use Inquiry to teach during your student teaching?
ReplyDeleteI'd like them to evaluate their own actions. I want them to do a self assessment so they could reflect while they are learning.
DeleteI think the sharing part is super important too- and that it is moldable. I am looking forward to seeing this in an ag mech setting this week.
ReplyDeleteI love how you focus on opportunities for students to continue learning after the activity concludes! At the conclusion of student-designed procedures, I will often ask my students to compose a letter to next year's class with some advice to consider when completing the activity. This allows them to reflect on positive outcomes and areas of improvement, which is sometimes a challenge for students who may not question better ways of accomplishing the task.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! Thank's for your input!
DeleteI also love the opportunity to share and continue learning. Awesome idea, Darla! One of my favorite sharing methods is a gallery walk where students around the gallery, looking at other groups results. Each student is given two sticky notes and they need to write a question about the results they are viewing. The questions then lead to the extended learning!
DeleteI appreciated your blog post and passion for inquiry-based instruction. Here are two questions for you:
ReplyDelete(A) I have heard some folks say inquiry-based instruction should be reserved for students with experience on a topic (i.e., don't use inquiry-based instruction to introduce a topic). However, in your post, you suggest inquiry-based instruction can be used anytime. How would you justify your belief of inquiry-based instruction being applicable at anytime to someone who believes inquiry-based lessons should be reserved for more experienced learners?
(B) Inquiry-based classrooms can often appear chaotic with every student autonomously working on individualized projects. How has your vision for inquiry-based teaching influenced the way you think about classroom management?
Aaron McKim
Michigan State University