Inquiry: What is Inquiry and Why Do It?
This introductory workshop presents an overview of why inquiry is such a powerful approach to teaching and learning science-how it enables teachers to assess and meet the needs of a wide range of learners, how it taps children's natural curiosity, and how it deepens their understanding of science.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Inquiry: Focus on Inquiry
This program looks at the design process; how you can guide students to plan and begin their investigations. Student's open exploration leads to a range of interests and questions that lead in turn to deeper investigation.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Inquiry: The Process Begins
To inquire into specific phenomena, students need to draw upon a foundation of experience. This program shows how you can encourage students to share and discuss what they already know, and to explore the materials and phenomena in an open-ended manner. Teachers will learn and practice how to select and implement launching activities.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Inquiry: Collecting Data and Drawing Upon Resources
This program explores ways that inquirers collect and record first-hand data, just as scientists do, and observe, raise questions, make predictions, test hypotheses, and develop understanding. It also examines how other resources and outside expertise can help your students formulate patterns and relationships.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Inquiry: Assessing Inquiry
Assessment is an ongoing process in the classroom. This program looks at a variety of assessment strategies that range from the very informal formative assessments to formal summative assessments, and it explores the purposes each can serve.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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Inquiry: Connecting Other Subjects to Inquiry
This program explores how to use subjects like mathematics and language to further scientific inquiry and understanding of science concepts, and, conversely, how science can aid learning in other subjects. It also reiterates the benefits of learning science through inquiry and explores your "next steps" along the inquiry journey.
(Number of Hours: 10)
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