Written by I am excited to be meeting everyone on the 15th and beginning to work together.
As I consider the year ahead, I am looking forward to thinking about and getting advice on how best to introduce inquiry-based learning into the subjects that I teach. I work with science students in grades 6, 7, and 8 and with history and geography students in grade 8. I think these subjects lend themselves well to inquiry. I also think that inquiry will help inspire greater student engagement in subjects that I love to teach and learn about. One of my challenges is trying to figure out how much teaching and learning needs to take place in order to equip students to jump in and get the most out of their explorations. What needs to be in their bug out bags before they set off down different paths? Do different learners all carry the same essentials then add what their particular path requires? I am curious and looking for insights!
Dan – way to go! Jumping right into the blogs with your first post and we have not even met yet. I think this is going to be a great cohort! Looking to bring more inquiry and project based experiences into your classroom? I think we can help you with that 🙂 Looking forward to seeing you next Saturday! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Justin! I am looking forward to this opportunity. I enjoyed getting my first clue – reading through the action plan to find it gave me a sense of what is in store. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
I think you should win the prize for the 1st blog post of the season. I’ll have something for you at the next F2F!
Prizes? Neat! If I could choose a prize, I might ask for a quick tutorial on the whole badges thing. The last badge I earned was in Cub Scouts! The announcement of this system seemed to be popular among the Cohort21 citizenry, but I do not get it and am inspired to quote an old Western movie, “Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” That quoted, I am willing to be open-minded!