Tag Archives: collaborative planning

An inquiry into ownership of learning…

Posted on December 28, 2014 by whatedsaid

What do you notice about Audri as a learner? We begin our Year 4 collaborative planning session with Audri… to generate thinking about the ways young learners own their learning, outside the classroom… The teachers notice and name his confidence, … Continue reading →

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More on concept driven inquiry…

Posted on May 24, 2014 by whatedsaid

In a concept driven, inquiry based learning environment, we do NOT plan a series of activities to ensure coverage of the requirements of our national curriculum. Instead we spend our planning time reflecting collaboratively, exploring which conceptual lenses will produce the … Continue reading →

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An inquiry journey…

Posted on October 8, 2013 by whatedsaid

(Skip the background paragraph if you like, it gets more interesting.) My school is an authorised IB world school, following the Primary Years Program (PYP), and we’re currently in the process of our ‘self study’ in preparation for an evaluation … Continue reading →