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Thinking in Mind
Neil Stephenson teaches 7th grade Humanities in Canada. His work is groundbreaking in inquiry-based learning and tech integration. There is a great deal to learn from Stephenson's blog and reflections.
Youth Voices
"K-12 students and teachers who are working together to nurture student-to-student conversations, collaborations, and civic actions that result from publishing and commenting on each others discussion posts, images, podcasts, bookmarks, and videos and Voi
Virtual Information Inquiry: Inquiry
"Online course materials for information literacy for educators." Hosts tons of information and inquiry resources for educators, including standards, models, teaching strategies, multi-literacies, lesson plans, learning styles, educational theory, and mor
Beyond Cut-and-Paste
Develop a 21st Century Information Literacy curriculum by banning the topic report. Instead design projects that require students to think critically, draw conclusions, and apply knowledge.
An Inquiry Model for Literacy Across the Curriculum
Article by Bertram C. Bruce and Judith Davidson, UIUC (1996). Journal of Curriculum Studies, 28(3), 281-300.
Classroom Strategies to Engender Student Questioning
An article on inquiry and problem solving skills that require students to synthesis think critically and ask meaningful questions. Specific instructional strategies are including. By Jamieson A. McKenzie, Ed.D.
and Hilarie Bryce Davis, Ed.D.
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If your class is about to read a story or see a film about an event, tell them in advance that you will ask one of them to act as one of the main figures in the story or film once it is over. The rest of the class will take turns asking that student interview questions. It is important to ask all students in the class to actually write out at least three questions to ask. Students may otherwise rely upon a small number of highly active and vocal students to carry the effort. Better to embrace all members of the class. Unlike answers, questions carry little risk because the activity has made it acceptable to identify what it is that you do not know.
Test Quest: Introduction to Test Quest | Western Reserve Public Media
I was looking at this by Western Reserve Public media and envisioned my library media program integrated with the skills outlined here, i.e., teaching students self assessment (understanding their own learning style), study skills/time management, test an
TEACHING TIPS
Pathfinder of practice related links to help new and experienced teachers, including first day, classroom management, motivation, lesson planning, course design, teaching strategies, and more.
Learning Styles Self Assessment
Have students take this self-assessment at the beginning of the school year to determine learning styles of individual students and the class as a whole.
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