Developing a School Inquiry Model

Jan-Marie Kellow

Why a school model?

Ownership

Process develops understanding

Common understanding

Suit community needs

Consistency

It takes

time …

Inquiry is a disposition not a process

“All men by nature desire to know.” Aristotle

“By doubt we are led to inquiry and from inquiry we perceive the truth.” Pierre Abelard 1079 - 1142

So why inquiry?

Higher order thinking

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Lifelong learning

Information literacy skills Depth of

understanding

Enjoyment & Difficulty Levels Group 1

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Enjoyment

Difficulty

Common understanding of inquiry

School visits e.g. Opoutere School,

Aberdeen Primary & Birkdale Intermediate

‘Focus on Inquiry’ by Jeni Wilson &

Lesley Wing Jan (Curriculum Corporation)

www.inquiringmind.co.nz/WhatIsInquiry.htm

http://www.galileo.org/inquiry-what.html

Elements of InquiryStudent ownership of the learning and

clear purposeAuthentic contexts, meaningful learning An investigation into a question, problem,

issue or ideaStudents construct meaningScaffolding to support learningTeacher as guide or facilitatorKnowledge creationAction as a result of the inquiry

What do each of the elements of inquiry mean to your staff?

Discuss, Debate

andQuestion

Big 6

Research Cycle

Action Learning SAUCE

Super 3

8 Ws

3 Doors

Numerous school models

I.S.P.

Progressive Inquiry

Problem-based Learning

Existing Models

Explore existing modelsVisit the web

• http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/models.htm

• http://

www.inquiringmind.co.nz/WhatIsInquiry.htm

• http://ictinfusedinquiry2.wikispaces.com/Inquiry

+Models School modelsPresentations at conferences, Ulearn & L@S

The “Super3™" is copyright © Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more information, visit: www.big6.com

Inquiry into inquiry

Trial existing models

http://www.i-learnt.com/Paradigm_Mark.html

The "Big6™" is copyright © (1987) Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more information, visit: www.big6.com

Compare modelsModel Big 6 Action

LearningResearch

CycleOpoutere Learning Journey

SAUCE Super 3 Ask & Act

Aberdeen

Author

Eisenberg & Berkowitz

Gwen Gawith Jamie McKenzie

Opoutere School

Trevor Bond Eisenberg & Berkowitz

Jan-Marie Kellow

Aberdeen School

Task Definition

Decide Essential Question

Set the Scene

Set the Scene

Plan Ask Ask

Info seeking strategies

Plan The Task

Locate & Access

Search & Find Gather Find & Gather

Acquire Do Acquire Acquire

Use of Info Use & Analyse Sort, Sift & Analyse

Sort, Sift & Analyse

Use Analyse

Recording

Synthesis Present & Communicate

Synthesise Create & Communicate

Apply Apply

Evaluate Communicate

Review Act

Reporting

Evaluate Evaluate Evaluate Assess Evaluate Assess

Type of modelInformation Literacy (e.g. Big6)

Scientific (e.g. Forests of Life DigiOps

project)

Problem-based learning (e.g. Birkdale Intermediate)

Structure

Review &

Reflect

Revie

w &

Refl

ect

Create your own modelUse the features and terms that suit your

school communityPersonalise your model

Hikuai School’s Learning Tree

Maramarua School’s Agent Marama

Inspector Tui Parawai School

Trial your modelTrialModify.Trial again

Feedback from studentsCommunity Involvement

Consult and

Inform

Making it happen

Wha

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What does it look like?

What does

it feel like?

What do we need to do?