BWP ~ Session 1 Culture of Inquiry
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Transcript of BWP ~ Session 1 Culture of Inquiry
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Suzie Boss Jane Krauss
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Our Guests
Anthony ArmstrongDel Mar Middle School
Tiburon, CA Terry SmithEugene Field Elementary, Hannibal, MO
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Today ~ Creating a Culture of Inquiry
Creating a Culture of Inquiry in 4 Acts
Act 1: Inspiring Wonder
Act 2: Activating Prior Knowledge
Act 3: Modeling Curiosity
Act 4: Building on What Came Before: The Class Archive
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Act 1: Inspiring Wonder
“It’s aspirin!”
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Act 1: Inspiring Wonder
Photo courtesy Connie Weber
“There's an art to just settling and taking things in, using the senses to ignite the fire of WONDER.”
~Connie Weber
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Act 1 Spotlight: Terry Smith’s Class
Getting into “project mode”with Monster Project
Eugene Field SchoolHannibal, MO
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Act 1 Spotlight:Terry Smith’s Class
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Act 2: Activating Prior Knowledge
What are you building on?
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Act 2:Activating Prior Knowledge
Sherri Johnston reminds us:
“Sylvia Chard’s Project Approach suggests that the beginning of any project should be spent building student interest and activating background knowledge. 25% of a project should be spent in this phase before moving into investigations and then sharing newfound understandings. This phase is usually rushed or skipped and we move students directly into "answering the big question."
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Act 2:Activating Prior Knowledge
Fine-tuning our practice:
• Using “I wonder….” statements
• Timing, fine-tuning K-W-L activities
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Act 3: Modeling Curiosity
Nick Ryan reminds us to be role-models:
“While students might not see the value that inquiry learning brings to their immediate lives, if they can see how it has enriched my life, they will eventually appreciate the everyday application of PBL.”
Key idea: Show your inquiring mind.
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Act 3: Modeling Curiosity
And…
“Never be afraid to tell a student that you don't know the answer to a question. Show students that it's not a crime to not know an answer, and that the real problem is not taking the time to find it.” Photo by Daemon Squire
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Act 3 Spotlight: Anthony Armstrong’s Class
•Using primary sources as entry to inquiry
•Encouraging students to ask questions that historians ask
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Act 3: Modeling Curiosity
Fine-tuning our practice…
From… “Do you have any questions?
To… “What questions do you have?”
(Hat tip to Bud Hunt and Zac Chase)
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Act 4: Building on What Came Before
The Class Archive
http://smithclass.org/proj/projects.htm
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Act 4: Building on What Came Before
Student Portfolios: Face to World
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Act 4: Building on What Came Before
George Mayo reminds usto “tell the story” of past projects:
“Having past examples of student work online and at my fingertips is incredibly valuable. The work becomes an ever-growing resource for me and my current students. We'll look at past projects and talk about what we liked, and what worked. But we'll also talk about things that could have been improved.I also try to find student work from other classrooms to share with my students.”
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Closing Thoughts
Fine-tuning our practice…
60% of questions asked by teachers are lower-order, calling for recall or recitation
20% are procedural
20% are higher-order, asking for evaluation or analysis
(Reinventing Project-Based Learning, pp.114-119)
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Closing Thoughts
What questionsdo you have?
Photo by Jim Kuhn
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Let’s Continue the Conversation
Contribute to the discussions in Classroom 2.0 group PBL~Better with Practice www.classroom20.com/group/pblbetterwithpractice
Two more live events—March 4, March 11
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Resources
Terry Smith:http://smithclass.org/
Anthony Armstrong:
http://web.me.com/armstrong.anthony/CR20/CR2.0.html
Krauss/Boss Reinventing Project-Based Learning blog:http://reinventingpbl.blogspot.com
Project Foundry:http://projectfoundry.org
Learn Central
http://www.learncentral.org/