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Tag Archives: elementary
An Unexpected Class Visitor
My sixth graders and I recently began our student-driven inquiry and project-based learning on human rights. This is my second year to use project-based learning into my classroom, and I hope everything I learned from last year’s Dive Into PBL will merge … Continue reading
Posted in Inquiry
Tagged elementary, inquiry, inquiry learning, project-based learning, Reflection, thinking, visible thinking
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English Language Support programmes in international schools
After reading Edna’s thought-provoking article about a language inquiry I started thinking about the complexity involved in setting up English language support programmes in international schools. As educators in an IB school we are all expected to be Communicators: “We … Continue reading
Into Space… and beyond
I am thrilled to have been invited to join the group of Inquiry Educators who post in this blog. I do so enjoy reading the variety of thought-provoking and inspiring items. I would like to share my latest thoughts on … Continue reading
Just Get Out of the Way Mrs. Ripp
So yesterday I finally did it…I started my first inquiry based project with strange new kids. You see, I moved to 5th grade and my incredible team and I decided that we would shuffle our kids for math and a … Continue reading
Teachers as inquirers
How much do you really know about the work of your colleagues? How often have you paused during your day, week or month and thought about what another class is doing and how they are doing it? When was the … Continue reading
Posted in Inquiry
Tagged collaborative, elementary, professional development, PYP, structure, teachers
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Can Inquiry Be Structured?
Short answer, yes. There is a time and a place for everything. And even with inquiry there is a time and place for structure. I think learning a structure like the one in this blog is great for elementary teachers … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, inquiry boards, inquiry_boards, labs, science, structure
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Extend the Lesson for Inquiry
Science kits are great for elementary and many middle school teachers. I’m a generalist (got the early adolescent generalist national board certification before it went away), which basically means I dabble in everything, so the fact that I’m teaching only … Continue reading