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Tag Archives: student centered learning
‘Making’ Does Not Equal ‘Constructionism’
‘Making’ is about empowering students to ‘make up’ their own minds. ‘Making’ is about empowering students to ‘make up’ their own minds—quite literally—regardless of the artifacts being constructed. This is the view I prefer to take. ‘Making’ should focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic learning, constructionism, constructivism, inquiry, Maker Movement, PBL, student centered learning
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Introducing Independent Inquiry
It has been one year since I introduced Independent Inquiry to my class. These learning opportunities are unstructured, semi-supervised, and totally learner-directed. Students utilize the inquiry processes and skills they have practiced to pursue their own interests and passions. It … Continue reading
A framework for inquiry
On Monday at the Inquiry Hub, when students come to school this Points of Inquiry image is going to be in all classrooms and learning spaces. Here is where the image comes from: The Points of Inquiry_ A Framework for Information … Continue reading
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Tagged connect, construct, David Truss, express, inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning, Inquiry Hub, investigate, Reflection, student centered learning, Wonder
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When students own the learning they are motivated…
“When can we do our mapping learning, Ms J?” Various students have asked me this question since our mapping inquiry time on Friday and Monday. I love how excited many of them are. You can read about my thinking about … Continue reading
Could there actually be one “C” to rule them all?!
Some describe four “Cs” of essential skills for this 21st century – traits such as: Critical thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity. Some list five or six “Cs.” Five: Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Character. Six: the list above plus cultural competency. Other people and organizations talk about seven “Cs.” Here is one version of seven … Continue reading
Inquiring into learning…
Adapted slightly from a recent post at What Ed Said. Do you focus as much on the process of learning as the content? Do your students reflect as much on how they learn as on what they learn. As a … Continue reading
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Tagged inquiry, learning, PYP unit of inquiry, student centered learning
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Assessment: Who’s in Control?
What if students were able to choose when and what they wanted to be assessed on? That simple question was posed by colleague, recently to me in a staffroom chat. It quickly exploded into an hour long discussion, that resulted … Continue reading
Three Levels of Inquiry
Year 5 students at my school are inquiring into how the growth and survival of plants are affected by environmental conditions. The world is helping them out! Level 1: The conversations on the 5B blog are evidence of the meaningful inquiry … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, curiosity, inquiry learning, rel, student centered learning, visible thinking
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Above And Beyond
What do you think of this video shared on Twitter today by @neilringrose? I started writing the post to accompany it, then changed my mind. Suffice to say, it encapsulates all of my schools learning principles. We learn in different ways, … Continue reading
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