Tag Archives: teachers

Define questions; discover answers…

Posted on September 19, 2012 by graingered

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein Cross posted from original post at KARE Givers Traditional school curriculum defines answers and makes up questions. We need curriculum that defines … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged curriculum, effective teaching, Inquiry Based Learning, learning, questioning, Socrates, students, teachers, teaching | 2 Comments

Teachers inquiring…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by whatedsaid

A follow-up post from Teachers owning their learning at What Ed Said Have you ever been presented with PD and then had no time to follow up? How often do you have an uninterrupted chunk of time to inquire into something that interests you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged collaborative learning, connected educators, inquiry learning, teacher PD, teachers, teachers as inquirers | 5 Comments

Teachers as inquirers

Posted on October 9, 2011 by S. Reilly

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 | 14 Comments

Stifling Persistence

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jeremy M.

I originally start this conversation on my blog the other day and feel that Inquire Within would be a better place to continue it. This morning I was confronted by a colleague. While her approach wasn’t as professional as I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged inquiry, MrMacnology, Persistence, teacher role, teachers | 12 Comments

Dear Inquirer…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by whatedsaid

Dear Inquiry Teacher/Learner, This blog began like this, almost a year ago… Behind this door, is a brand new blog. The idea came from an interaction between Edna (@whatedsaid), an IB PYP teacher in Melbourne Australia and Tyler (@MrTRice_Science), a high school Science teacher … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged collaboration, inquiry learning, student centered learning, teachers | 15 Comments

Inquiry for Teachers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by educatoral

At a teacher leader workshop we learned some valuable lessons about how to get the most out of our Professional Learning Community (PLC) work. One thing I noticed is that the type of deep thinking that is needed for PLC’s … Continue reading →