Summer Institute for Authentic Learning and Leadership

Learning can sometimes feel very passive in schools. Teachers are the ones with the knowledge, and their task is to pass this along to their students. Or is it? Wouldn't learning be more natural if we allowed the kids to ask the questions and to chase their answers? This is what inquiry learning allows students to do. They pose the question, they decide how they are going to answer it, they choose the product they will produce to show what they know.
 
Teachers can use four different strategies in order to structure their inquiry learning:
·      Service-learning
•.     Project-based learning
·      Problem-based learning
·      Case-based learning
 
Whichever one you choose, inquiry-based involves engaging students in active exploration, reflection, and problem-solving. This approach emphasizes curiosity, questioning, and investigation to deepen understanding and make connections with the real world. Following the inquiry cycle allows children to do this and become learners, not followers.

Particpants in this workshop will learn about all three of these strategies and choose one to design a unit they can use with their students.

This session qualifies for Gifted PD hours.