Inquiry-Based Learning Process

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Inquiry-Based Learning Process. By Sheila DeLattre -Carter Sherry Woolam. Crucial Skills for the 21 st Century Learner. Inquiry-Based Learning Process What is inquiry-based learning? What are the benefits of the inquiry-based process? How do you apply inquiry-based learning?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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BY SHEILA DELATTRE-CARTER SHERRY WOOLAM

Inquiry-Based Learning Process

Crucial Skills for the 21st Century Learner

Inquiry-Based Learning Process

What is inquiry-based learning?What are the benefits of the inquiry-based

process?How do you apply inquiry-based learning?

What is inquiry-based learning?

A process that teaches research skills in any subject or content area

Promotes critical thinking skillsInformation gathering process related to lifeStudents work cooperatively in groups to

solve problems and answer questions

(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32)

The Benefits of Inquiry Learning

Encourages cooperative learningTakes one project through major content

areasCaters to different learning stylesMultiple-intelligence friendly

(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32)

Applying Inquiry-Based Learning

The Six Step Inquiry Process1. Questioning2. Planning3. Collecting and Crediting4. Organizing5. Synthesizing6. Communicating

(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32-36)

Step 1: Questioning

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Step 2: Planning

Students devise a plan or schedule Students gather resources for projectReview and revise plan

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Step 3: Collecting and Crediting

Students collect informationDocument informationCite their sources

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Step 4: Organizing

Graphic organizers are a must

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Step 5: Synthesizing

Completing the final product

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Step 6: Communicating

The art of presentingAddressing your audience

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The Inquiry Process

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Six Step Inquiry Process in Action, Part 1

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Six Step Inquiry Process in Action, Part 2

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Inquiry Process in Action

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Role of the SLMS

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Conventional vs. Inquiry-Focused

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Works Cited

American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 21st Century in Action. Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, 2009. Print.

Carnesi, Sabrina and Karen DiGiorgio. 2009, March. “Teaching the Inquiry Process to 21st Century Learners.” Library Media Connection, 27(5), 32-36. Accessed 29 September 2009 from Academic Search Complete.

Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. 2004. “Moving from Rote to Inquiry: Creating Learning That Counts.” Library Media Connection, 23(2), 22-25.

Useful Web Sites

Big6 Method: http://www.big6.com/EasyBib: http://easybib.com/ Exploratree by FutureLab: www.exploratree.org.uk/ InfoPlease.com: www.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html NoteStar: http://notestar.4teachers.org/ ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org Teacher Tap (Web quest creation tool): http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htmTeAchnology:

www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests ThinkQuest: www.thinkquest.org/en/ ThinkTank: http://thinktank.4teachers.org/ Webquest.Org: http://webquest.sdsu.edu Wordle.net: www.wordle.net

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