Answers -> Inquiry

How can we help students learn how to dive deeply into a subject, identify its fundamental components, and

discern their significance in relation to other subjects, ideas, or life itself?

Google Doesn’t Live Here Anymore:

Moving from Finding Answers to Asking Questions in the 21st century

Classroom.

Global Competency

“The capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance.”

-Veronica Boix Mansilla

Skills:

investigate recognize

perspective communicate take multiple

perspectives take action

From Answers -> InquiryDevelopmental Profile Desired Profile

easily distracted

little “down time”

self- focus

prioritizes social life

shaky organizational skills

limited impulse control

insecure

argumentative

“gritty” (Angela Duckworth)

empathetic

collaborative

innovative / creative

curious

critical consumers

confident communicators

HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR VALUES EVIDENT:

in the physical space of our classrooms ?

in the language we use ?

in our management of time ?

in the activities we design ?

in the homework assignments we create ?

in the assessments we write ?

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-ways-teacher-planning-adjust-google-generation/

non-googleable task:

Create a senior yearbook page that

1. Represents Hatshepsut as she would like to be seen

2. Includes a favorite quote that applies to her

3. Uses both Publisher and Paint

See – Think – Wonder

Learning Routines & Harvard’s Project Zero

non-googleable task with nosingle correct answer

C – S – I

Learning Routines & Harvard’s Project Zero

non-googleable task with nosingle correct answer

time to play!

Alone or with your partner, design a short lesson that:

1. values student inquiry

2. promotes the item you added to our “what do you want/hope for your students” list

Big Questions without Clear Answers

Collaborative Problem Solvingex: Mumbai Water Project

Questions to Puzzle over:1. How do philosophical and religious beliefs affect decision making?2. Were the contributions that women made to ancient societies significant?3. What most influences the choice between cooperation and conflict? 4. How is power successfully granted, claimed, or seized?5. Does the need for social organization produce positive or negative results?

Content-Free Essential Questions

Dr. Yelena Janumyan, “Mumbai Water Project”.

Harpeth Hall School, Nashville

Teach Thought Staff, “20 Questions to Guide Inquiry-Based Learning.” 25 October 2013. TeachThought 2014. http://www.teachthought.com/learning/20-questions-guide-inquiry-based-learning/

Alice Parker & Stephanie Ann Taylor

Presbyterian Day School, Memphis

helpful resources to re-frame learning

Stanford’s d.school: http://dschool.stanford.edu/

David Kelley’s collection of resources and downloads:http://www.creativeconfidence.com/tools

Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning:http://www.edutopia.org/10-tips-assessment-project-based-learning-resource-guide

helpful resources to re-frame learning

http://designthinkingforeducators.com/design-thinking/

helpful resources to re-frame learning