Settling In ActivityI Can’t Live Another Minute Without It!

Take a moment while we are getting settled to fill out a note card and tell exactly what YOU have to know to make you feel at home when beginning a new class.*

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Guided Inquiry and Technology Integration for Elementary Teachers

INSTRUCTORS:

Kym Kramer and Amy Schomacker

Information Inquiry Foundation

Google Account Set-up for Blogging Experiences

AGENDA Community Building Overview of Inquiry Imbedding Information Inquiry

– Break Experimenting with Inquiry Syllabus and Class Overview

– Break Tech Integration: Setting Up Your Google

Account Wrap-Up

BUILDING COMMUNITY

Diversity Detectives!

Who’s Who???

INFORMATION INQUIRY

What’s guiding uson our path to

inquiry?

What is Information Inquiry?The process of … Formulating appropriate

research questions Locating and organizing the

search data Analyzing and evaluating

the data found Connecting new knowledge

to existing knowledge Communicating the results

in a coherent fashion Reflecting all throughout on

what is being thought and learned

How Does Inquiry Fit into the State Standards & Best Practices?

Question Define Identify Connect Locate Demonstrate Classify Interpret Analyze

Write Create Discuss Evaluate Interpret Clarify Explain Organize Discern

AssessAssess CompareCompare ObserveObserve IllustrateIllustrate InvestigateInvestigate GatherGather DistinguishDistinguish CritiqueCritique ParticipateParticipate

Sample StandardsLA.3.5.8 Write or deliver a research report that has been developed using a systematic research process (defines the topic, gathers information, determines credibility, reports findings) and that:• uses a variety of sources (books, technology, pictures, charts,

tables of contents, diagrams) and documents sources (titles and authors)

• organizes information by categorizing it into more than one category (such as living and nonliving, hot and cold) or includes information gained through observation.

S.5.1.2 Begin to evaluate the validity of claims based on the amount and quality of the evidence cited.

SS.3.2.7 Use a variety of information resources* to gather information about community leaders and civic issues.

Sample Standards, con.S.2.4.4 Recognize and explain that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that there are somewhat different kinds in different places.

SS.4.1.14 Distinguish fact from opinion and fact from fiction in historical documents and other information resources*.• Example: Identify different opinions on local and state events and

issues from documents, cartoons, television, and other media.• * information resources: print media, such as books, magazines, and

newspapers; electronic media, such as radio, television, Web sites, and databases; and community resources, such as individuals and organizations

S.5.4.5 Explain how changes in an organism’s habitat are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful.

Scientific

MethodInformation

Inquiry

Problem Based

Learning (PBL)

Why is Inquiry Important?

Evolution from Report Writer to Researcher:– Reading– Investigating– Thinking– Connecting– Presenting

Skills Students Develop:– Critical Thinking– Creative Thinking– Problem Solving– Meaningful

Learning– Effective

Communication

Inquiry allows students to be Inquiry allows students to be IIndependent ndependent TThinkers!hinkers!

“We need to teach content within a context that is meaningful to students, and that connects to their own lives and experiences…Too often, the curriculum is taught in isolation, with little effort put into helping students see how the information is, or could be used in their lives. Too many students never comprehend…how the content they are learning fits in the larger scheme of things.”

Patricia Wolfe, Ed.D.Brain Matters: Translating Research into

Classroom Practice

Inquiry:Your All-TerrainVehicle!

Instead of thinking in terms of answers to YOUR questions,

think in terms of QUESTIONS for

their questions.

So Why the Inquiry Process? Students have access

to so much information.

Students do not know how to ask THE question.

Students do not know how to define the question.

Students need help narrowing down the information.

Students need help finding the best sources.

Students need help in the research and product/writing process.

““One seeks to equip the child with deeper, more gripping, One seeks to equip the child with deeper, more gripping, and subtler ways of knowing the world and himself.” and subtler ways of knowing the world and himself.”

Jerome Bruner, Psychologist

So What?

10 MinuteBREAK!

Butler Creditor

CRUs Paperwork

“It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.” A. Einstein

Motto for This Class:

“Lecturing is one of the most time-honored yet ineffective ways to teach. By itself, it will never lead to active learning.”

Mel Silberman101 Ways to Make Training Active

How does this fitinto the broader

curriculum?

Variety of Research and Inquiry Models

Big 6 I-Search Pathways to Knowledge Eight W’s Etc., etc. Relation to the concept of “information

inquiry” Jean Donham: “The Importance of a Model”

“Pit Stops” on The Road to Research

Choose Topic & BrainstormGather InformationRead, Read, Read!

Question, Organize, & CategorizeHighlightNote Take

EditPublish

BUILDING COMMUNITY

with PENNY POWER!

We Must Teach Students to:1. Ask the right

questions2. Access (the

information)3. Analyze (the

information)4. Apply it to new

situations5. Assess/Evaluate

(in their own words)

Patricia Wolfe, Ed.D.Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice workshop

Alberta Inquiry CyclePlanning

RetrievingProcessingCreatingSharing

Evaluating

At the core: Reflecting on the Process:

Chimes every 3 minutes to “reflect” on process

Content Activity:Inquiry Model Practice

COUNTDOWN!

What question(s) did you pose? What initial steps did you take to gather

information to answer your question? How did you decide on what resources to

use? How did you decide who would do what?

How did you determine the credibility of your resources and findings?

What additional questions were generated by your quest?

Share Out…Reflecting on the PROCESS

Task:1. Individually: On a scale of 1-5 rate yourself on

how well you worked through the stages of an inquiry cycle

2. Group: On a scale of 1-5 discuss with your group and rate how well you worked as a team.

Share Out:Did you make any discoveries about the

process that would affect your use of inquiry with your students?

Inquiry Model Practice:Evaluation/Reflection

Successful Information Inquiry Builds from a student’s base knowledge Helps students keep organized Shows students examples of quality work Gives students the skills to use the information

tools necessary Guides students through the whole process

(interest generation through assessment) Gives students an audience other than the

teacher Allows student success by offering product

options that meet most learning styles

Syllabus Breaks, Snacks, Celebrations! (May) Conflict

Poster Votes Learning Principals Required Texts

– Postings of articles and PowerPoints to wiki Supplemental materials Class Schedule

– Upcoming due dates:• Weekly reflection/responses: Post by Tuesday at midnight• April 23: Personal Inquiry Plan Paper Due• May -----: Personal Inquiry Presentation• May -----: Personal Inquiry Project Due

Grading Policy Assignments/Wiki/Blog Weekly reflections/applications

Weekly Reflection Prompts

Inquiry Blog prompts–Posted by Saturday Morning–Post your thoughts by Tuesday at

midnight–Read through at least 2 people’s

comments by Thursday

Weekly Reflection Prompts

Blog:http://www.blogger.com

Class Wiki SpaceMaterials will be posted to our class wiki at

http://elgitispring10.wikispaces.com

Our intention is to post the PP the morning of class so you can print, work on it electronically during class by downloading it, etc.

5 MinuteBREAK!

Wrap-Up

About Me Contact CardI Can’t Live Another Minute

Without It Card!End of Session Survey

Content Activity:Content Activity:Inquiry Model #2Inquiry Model #2

Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher’s Guide to Implementing

Inquiry-based Learning Alberta Learning

Quotation Quick Starts

Integrating Information and Technology Standards

with Content Standards Indiana Academic Standards

– http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/standards/welcome.html

Standards for the 21st Century Learner– http://www.aasl.org

ISTE: NETS Standards– http://www.iste.org/

What’s the quickest route

to inquiry?

Some of Higher Education’s Expectations for Our Students

Be aware that research is a process (non-linear, cyclical)

Be able to think critically about a topic and a resource

Be aware of basic search strategies Know some criteria to evaluate electronic &

print resources Understand some concepts of plagiarism &

copyright

So What Does the Inquiry Process Do For Students?

Puts ownership on the student & increases self-confidence.

Encourages life-long learning & 21st century skills. Helps students get organized. Sets out expectations at the outset. Lets the students learn about the BEST source available. Helps students become more comfortable with

information resources, including people.

““Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.”Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.”Ivern Ball

Versus Personal Inquiry Project“Reflection Journal”

Personal inquiry project INCLUDES a reflection journal

Include your personal:– Experiences– Feelings– Good, bad, ugly, frustrations, etc.– Ah-ha moments– Tracks your journey through the stages of the inquiry cycle

Attempting to capture the affective side of the experience