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The Thinking Classroom: How to Incorporate Inquiry and Project
Based Learning
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K-12 Social Studies ConsultantsAnn Carlock
Justyn Knox
Michelle McLaughlin
Scott [email protected]
Section Chief K-12 Social Studies
Fay Gore
NC Character Education Coordinator
Program Assistant
Bernadette Cole
Our Team
Objectives
• Discuss implementation of inquiry-based
learning in the classroom.
• Understand effective guidelines of inquiry-
based learning.
• Understand how to create a culture of inquiry in
your classroom by effective questions that
promote inquiry
Significant
Content
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Creativity and Innovation
• Identify important
content
knowledge by
specifying
standards that will
be taught through
the project.
• Every standard
needs a
measurable
outcome.
21st Century
Skills
In Depth Inquiry
• Asking effective questions
• Making hypotheses
• Supporting answers with research and evidence
• Developing new questions as knowledge deepens
Connecting Inquiry to The K-12 Social
Studies Concept-Based Framework
• Questioning is the heart of
inquiry learning.
• Students must ask relevant
questions and develop
ways to search for answers
and generate explanations.
• Emphasis is placed upon the
process of thinking as this
applies to student interaction
with concepts, big ideas,
data, topics, issues, and
problems.
Effective Questions
• Captures the
issues, problem, or
challenge
• Consistent with
curricular
standards and
frameworks
• Open-ended and
provocative
• Can arise from
real-dilemmas
that students
find interesting
• Goes to the
heart of a
discipline or
topic
• Organizes
Inquiry
Adapted from The Buck Institute
Different Types of Questions
• Philosophical: When is war justified?
• Products: How can we plan an event that
creates or celebrates the history of our community?
• Problem Solving: Why do civilizations fail?
• Real World/Scenario - What responsibilities, if
any, does the government have in maintaining a
middle class?
Adapted from The Buck Institute
Refining Questions
Google-able
Teacher Language
Too Standards Based
General
Open Ended
Engaging for Students
Relevant
Charge for Action
“Google-able”
• What are the major industries in our state?
• What were the causes of the American
Revolution?
• What were the major forms of modern art?
Open Ended
• Why does our state produce
the things it does?
• Could England have avoided
the revolt of the American
colonies?
• Does modern art reflect or
inspire society?
Abstract What is justice? When is war justified? What is a hero?
Concrete Are amusement park rides safe? Is our water at our school safe to drink? Can DNA
evidence be trusted?
Problem
Solving
How can we improve traffic flow at our school?
Design
Challenge
How could we create a school mural to express our diversity within our school?
History What is the price of “progress”? Was the American Revolution justified? What effect
does the Civil War still have on us today? How can we bring peace to the Middle
East?
Social
Studies
What is the American Dream and who has it? How do immigrants meet the
challenges of coming to a new country? Do victors really benefits from winning
wars? How should we respond to terrorism?
English Why are books banned? How do we persuade others? How does literature reflect
the time in which it was written?
Art How does art reflect its time? Is art worth its price? Should art be censored?
Geography How does the place we live in affect how we live? How can we use geography to
interpret the past? How do human actions modify the physical environment?
Government Do we have too much freedom? What is the best form of government? How should
criminals be treated? Should the Bill of Rights be revised?
Science How will the land we live on change over time? Can we predict the weather? How
can we stop the spread of infectious diseases? Should we produce genetically
engineered foods?
Math Is it better to buy or lease a car? How can we use probability to assess the state
lottery system? Can we predict the growth of a websites use?
Sounds too Much Like a Teacher
• What did the ancient Greeks contribute to
the development of Western Civilization?
• Should there be more development in
wilderness areas in North Carolina?
• What were the causes of the Great
Depression?
Engaging for Students
• Did the ancient Greeks help make us who
we are today? OR How Greek are we?
• Should a new shopping center be built on
the land by the river near our town?
• Could the Great Depression happen again?
Avoid Repeating the Standards
How effective were various
approaches such as
boycotting, picketing, and sit-
ins used to impact NC laws?
8.C&G.2.1Evaluate the effectiveness of various
approaches used to effect change in
North Carolina and the United States
(e.g. picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, voting,
marches, holding elected office and
lobbying).
6.E.1.1 Explain how conflict, compromise, and
negotiation over the availability of
resources (natural, human and capital)
impacted the economic development of
various civilizations, societies and
regions.
STANDARDS QUESTIONS
Is China a powerful country
today of it’s conflict
compromise and negotiation
over natural resources?
Aligned to Standards without
restating them
Is breaking the law ever
justifiable?
Why is China a powerful
nation?
Are we like China or not?
STANDARDS QUESTIONS
Too General
• What is a hero?
• Which advertising techniques are most
effective?
• Why did the explorers journey to the Americas?
• Who are the heroes in our
community and how can we
tell their stories?
• How can we create a guide
for other kids so they will
know how advertisers try to
get us to buy stuff?
• How can we, as explorers,
create a planning guide for
leading an expedition?
Go LOCAL
• How can we help a small local business
improve their advertising?
• Should the city of Raleigh allow street artist
to help gentrify the downtown area?
• How do we design an exhibit on the Iroquois
nation for the NC Museum of Natural History
Revision and Reflection
• Constant and ongoing
• Variety in feedback is a key factor
– Self reflection, peer to peer, teacher
Peer Feedback • Video Writing Peer Review (Top 10
Mistakes)
Authentic Audiences
• A Younger Students
• The community (Newspaper, local businesses, organizations)
• A Scientist
• A Historical Figure
• Governmental Officials
• School Leaders
• Parents
• Family Members
• Friends
Authentic Purposes
• Take a stand
• Persuade specific audience to commit to your perspective or cause
• Alter a perspective
• Take on a different perspective
• Explain a process
• Analyze an event, experimental results, statistics
• Educate a group on a topic, procedure, or event
• Relay scientific findings
• Relay and opinion
Real World Formats
• Letter
• Article
• Social Media
• Presentation
• Debates
• Experiments
• Role Play/Drama
Narrative
• Lab Reports
• News Program
• Talk show
• Timeline
• Maps, Charts, & Graphs
• Data Displays
• Diagrams
• Diary Entry
Does The Inquiry? • Focus on Significant Content
• Develop 21st Century Skills
• Engage Students in In-Depth Inquiry
• Organize task around a Driving Questions
• Establish a need to know
• Encourage Voice and Choice
• Incorporate Revisions and Reflection
• Include a Public Audience
Resources• Buck Institute
• Leading Project Based Learning
• Birth of the Tubric
• Project-Based Learning 4 All
• Teach 21
• Edutopia
• The Inquiry Arc: Preparing Students to Be College, Career,
and Civic Ready
• Global Project Based Learning
Research
• The Evidence Base for Social Studies:
Inquiry-Based Learning
• Educational Leadership: What Research
Says About Project Based Learning
• Edutopia's Project Based Learning
Research Review
• What instructional or assessment
practices will you adapt in your
classroom after this session?
• Share with me success, challenges, or
questions
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