Hi everyone! Crista Anderson, Dixon school principal. Just finished our school board meeting… Last one for the school year. Crazy how fast it goes. #MTedchat
A1) Inquiry = student derived, student driven: questions, wonderings & curiosities to be explored and uncovered through processes and means valued by the student. #MTedchat
Trying to participate in the chat on my phone, and I’m wondering if Twitter changed its search API again. Definitely not getting the whole conversation :-( #mtedchat
A2) Inquiry provides a platform for students to continue their learning beyond the scope of the lesson and/or provides more clarity and focus to the lesson from S questions & wonderings. #MTedchat
A2 Inquiry supports student learning by putting the student and their curiosities in the drivers seat. It leads to a much more student centered learning environment. #mtedchat
A2 Inquiry is an important part of school because it's an important part of life. Ss will have questions that they need to explore the answer to all throughout their life whether it's something they need to know how to do for work, for necessity or for fun. #MTedchat
A1: Inquiry is authentic learning by design. Stimulus is provided that engages the learners curiosity… When a problem is then posed to focus the curiosity... investigation leads to understanding. Questioning plays huge part. #mtedchat
A2 Inquiry is an important part of school because it's an important part of life. Ss will have questions that they need to explore the answer to all throughout their life whether it's something they need to know how to do for work, for necessity or for fun. #MTedchat
A3 I think the most obvious use is Genius Hour. We also have a wonder wall where students can post questions and look up the answers when we have tech. #mtedchat
A3 I began my day with a Daily Wonder. I projected images from @PBSLrnMedia for Ss to draw and write about and then discuss their thinking with a partner, then the group. One of my favorite routines! #mtedchat
A2) I like @SarahRainey406 idea of motivation...your own queries will drive you to find answers which often leads to more questions taking learning deeper and make it more rich as it now takes on its own meaningful purpose to the learner. #MTedchat
A3 I think the most obvious use is Genius Hour. We also have a wonder wall where students can post questions and look up the answers when we have tech. #mtedchat
A3) Our Lead21 reading was great w/inquiry. I think I'd want Ss to keep an inquiry notebook - like any interactive S notebook in science or other areas - that just interests them and list wonderings and curiosities. #MTedchat
A wonderful idea! Write those ideas down! I loved that Lucy Calkins writing workshop had Ss keep a writer's notebook for ideas that came to them throughout the day. #mtedchat
A3) Our Lead21 reading was great w/inquiry. I think I'd want Ss to keep an inquiry notebook - like any interactive S notebook in science or other areas - that just interests them and list wonderings and curiosities. #MTedchat
Sometimes we forget some of our best practices (i.e. interactive notebooks, student blogs, etc) as new "initiatives" tend to be introduced. Our plates become too full. #MTedchat
A4) The hardest part for me, but most intriguing and fun, has always been the right scaffolding - the best way to ask questions to lead to deeper questions, rich convo, and more significant learning (experiences & what sticks). #MTedchat
A4 There are always Ss that aren't comfortable w/open ended and inquiry based. They need more support moving from the "worksheet epidemic" of their past and being comfortable w/ more than one "right" answer. Takes time and patience but they get there. #mtedchat
A4: The hardest thing for me is engaging the reluctant learner. For some of these Ss I find they can rise to the challenge when I group them with other reluctant learners. It's so satisfying to see them step up to the plate. #MTedchat
A4 Time and access to tech are my biggest hurdles. We try to maximize our inquiry time on the days we have iPads. I also struggle with balancing standards that I have to teach with time for inquiry and innovation. #mtedchat
A3: this site offers some great tools… Check it out, not just for inquiry but as a neat way to achieve engagement and personalize learning #mtedchat@DIYhttps://t.co/ILBu1BiPSi
A3: this site offers some great tools… Check it out, not just for inquiry but as a neat way to achieve engagement and personalize learning #mtedchat@DIYhttps://t.co/ILBu1BiPSi
Yes! That first E - engage - I remember trying to come up with stories, an intriguing question that really made kids think and try - but usually fail and have to persevere, revise thinking, etc. Learned a lot of this from the ExxonMobile Phil Mickelson Academy. #MTedchat
A5) Posing questions to our adult learners as we do our S learners. Honoring their voice and providing time to discuss and dig into the content. Utilizing the experts we have among us as well. #MTedchat
They sure are! LOVE the Edcamp model for PD. Excited to host #pbsedcamp in Billings in a couple of weeks and in Bozeman this summer! #mtedchat@MontanaPBS
A4: One of my biggest challenges always, is to stay in a realistic timeframe for the lesson. I fall into the explore stage and can stay forever... need to push to scaffold lesson by encouraging elaboration, explanation and evaluation.. esp w/collab learning. #mtedchat
A6) We actually did an EdCamp PD for for a PIR day with the staff. Various staff signed up to teach on something they were passionate about - we reviewed format - and went. Ts loved it! Led to a second day of the same. #mtedchat
A6) My greatest struggle as a principal and doing this with staff is to ensure the topic(s) are meaningful to them; also providing the openness inquiry requires. #MTedchat Any ideas would be welcome!
