instructional strategies the inquiry method understanding goals educ 550: 6-19-14
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Instructional StrategiesThe Inquiry Method
Understanding Goals
EDUC 550: 6-19-14
The Physical Classroom
The physical classroom can have an impact on learning and behavior
Seat easily distracted students far from high-traffic areas
Special needs & behavior issues close to teacher’s desk
Keep the classroom organized; utilize shelves, cabinets, file cabinets, etc.
Furniture arrangements
Consider using informal arrangements Feel free to bring in plants, lamps,
posters, maps, magazines, books, etc.
Look over these traits to see if they sound familiar to you. You may be a tactile learner if you are someone who:
Is good at sports.
Can’t sit still for long.
Is not great at spelling.
Does not have great handwriting.
Likes science lab.
Studies with loud music on.
Likes adventure books, movies.
Likes role playing.
Takes breaks when studying.
Builds models.
Is involved in martial arts, dance.
Is fidgety during lectures.
Tactiles for fidgeters
Why vary instructional strategies?
To meet the different needs of learners
To make teaching and learning more interesting and dynamic
To vary assessment
A few instructional strategies
Lecture/Direct InstructionDiscussion and DebateCooperative LearningSimulation & Role Play
Understanding goal
Understanding Goals are central ideas of a discipline. These ideas are re-visited throughout education and life experiences. Understanding learned in one subject can often apply to many disciplines.
Example: Science helps us understand the world.
Barbara Stripling, “Inquiry Based Learning,” 2003.
“Inquiry is not a collection of process skills and strategies; it is a relationship between thinking skills and content.
Learners are, therefore, engaged in scientific inquiry, historical inquiry, social inquiry, literary inquiry, aesthetic inquiry, etc…”
Stripling Model of Inquiry
Connect
Wonder
Investigate
Construct
Express
Reflect
Identify the components of the inquiry method in your lesson plan
Connect – ask students if they can remember a favorite poem or rhyme from childhood
Wonder – encourage students to ask why poetry is an important part of our cultural heritage
Investigate - Assign pairs of students a poet to research
Express – students present their findings to the class
Construct – Whole class discussion and creation of a timeline of American poetry
Reflect – Students write a 2-3 paragraph essay summarizing the discussion of American poets
Inquiry-based Teaching
Lesson ObjectiveUnderstand the value and components of inquiry-based teaching
Questions to ConsiderHow does the inquiry teaching model lend itself to differentiation? What role does diversity play in the inquiry approach? How do students use evidence when participating in inquiry-based discussions?
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/reasons-for-inquiry-based-teaching
Using videos to supplement education & increases digital inclusion
Khan Academy – thousands of free videos, mostly on math lessons
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education