I’m currently working on a ‘field guide to inquiry’. My goal is to create a document (that is somewhat concise and practical) that can assist teachers as they begin to adopt an inquiry-based teaching perspective into their classrooms. I just wrapped up the intro. I’d love thoughts and feedback… “The meaning of knowing has...
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Recently Dan McGuire left an interesting comment on this blog – a comment that sparked a number of thoughts for me. I thought I’d write a response rather than just a comment back.  Thanks Dan! Dan wrote: “For me, though, a common thread to all disciplines is communication, and disciplined communication means recording the...
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Tomorrow night is the second installation of a two-part professional development workshop I’m leading on Inquiry-Based Learning and Technology.  One of the things I really tried to focus on when designing this workshop was more time for discussion.  I’m usually pretty bad about talking all the way through the workshops I lead – something...
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I think the word rigour has taken on a negative tone. In the current educational discourse of high-stakes testing and increasing discussions on accountability, the concept of rigour is often reduced to merely meaning more content in the classroom. Discussions of rigour seem to revolve around greater accountability for teachers and students, more work,...
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These are some of the resources that I’ll be highlighting during my uLearn10 Breakout Session: The specific inquiry-based learning projects mentioned can be found here on the Calgary Science School learning blog. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments...
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Using this in a presentation tomorrow.  Get the full story here. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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I’ve been neglecting my Thinking in Mind site for the last little while.  Having a brand new baby over the summer was definitely my focus! I loved having 6 luxurious weeks to get to know my new son. What a gift… Lately, I’ve been working away on a bunch of blog posts at our...
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I’m offering four workshops this fall in Calgary – all hosted through the Calgary Regional Consortium.  If you’re interested – or know other teachers who might be – please pass on this information. 1. Google in the Classroom: The Best Free Tools on the Web Over the last number of years Google has release...
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As written before, our school wide focus this year is on examining student work to highlight student understanding. We have developed a framework through which teachers will collaborative examine a particular project from their classroom. The framework leads through an examination of (1) the key outcomes behind the project (2) the assessments used and...
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A few days ago I was guest presenter in an ISTE webinar entitled “Getting Started with Problem-Based Learning.” The webinar was hosted by Jane Krauss, co-author of the publication “Reinventing PBL” and a contributor to a blog of the same name. In this webinar, Jane was able to use a few projects from my...
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