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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
