Inquiry learning is one of the most informative topics i've learned in this course. It challenges me as a teacher to provide different strategies for my students to learn that are engaging. Inquiry learning provides a classroom with opportunities for growth, analytical skills, critical thinking skills, as well as logical thinking skills. It expands the learning process by allowing students to "fail" to "win". I was in a PD two days ago and the facilitator said a phrase "fail faster to succeed sooner" while telling us why we should allow students to complete labs first in science.I though to myself- wow- Inquiry based learning at it's finest. Inquiry based learning allows questioning and eagerness to learn about a topic- you'll find that students love to figure out what they do not know, and they can in a lot of cases, figure it out by themselves. Like scientist, they make an hypothesis first which raises curiosity then they experiment then eventually conclude. They answered their own questions by experimentation. This is inquiry based learning, digging deeper to answer your own questions because you well - 'want to'. it's almost like challenging yourself and succeeding.
Plan for Mini-Lesson :
3rd Grade
Cross Curricular: Science/ Reading/Writing
Guiding Questions
Lesson 1:
1. What is plagiarism ? How do we prevent it?
2. R.A.C.E.S: Why are the C (Cite) and E (Evidence) important?
Lesson 2:
Students will follow Karen-Kolb;s idea of being Engaged using technology. Students will develop their own websites using weebly. They will research information about the 5 regions of Georgia using Galileo for kids. They will then make a website giving information about their chosen region. They will include a page for animals, plants, land features, location, and a photo of a map where the region is located. They will also complete a sources page. Students will also include a poll that will allow visitors to vote on the region they would want to live in ?
1. What are the 5 regions in Georgia?
Lesson 3:
Plan for Mini-Lesson :
3rd Grade
Cross Curricular: Science/ Reading/Writing
Guiding Questions
Lesson 1:
1. What is plagiarism ? How do we prevent it?
2. R.A.C.E.S: Why are the C (Cite) and E (Evidence) important?
Lesson 2:
Students will follow Karen-Kolb;s idea of being Engaged using technology. Students will develop their own websites using weebly. They will research information about the 5 regions of Georgia using Galileo for kids. They will then make a website giving information about their chosen region. They will include a page for animals, plants, land features, location, and a photo of a map where the region is located. They will also complete a sources page. Students will also include a poll that will allow visitors to vote on the region they would want to live in ?
1. What are the 5 regions in Georgia?
Lesson 3:
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