When I first considered inquiry in the beginning of this class, I had only thought of it on a superficial level. I thought that inquiry was asking questions. I did not dig any deeper than that. Through the first three weeks of class, I was able to develop a deeper and more well rounded understanding and appreciation of inquiry.
I have come to realize the importance of creating a classroom community. Without a safe and structured learning environment, students will not feel comfortable taking risks and asking questions. Before any type of inquiry learning can take place, students must feel as though they are able to ask and answer questions without being judged.
There are different type of inquiry. Student based, teacher-student shared and student based. When I reflect on the types of inquiry, I realize that in my classroom, I use teacher based inquiry the most often. I ask the questions that are based on a unit that we are learning. And I use those questions to lead students through investigations, research and experiments in order to answer them. I hope to begin to make a change and start having more student based inquiry into my classroom.
I am also realizing the different abilities and understandings of inquiry. Many of the abilities and understanding that students need for inquiry can be taught in the classroom. For example “Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.” We can help show students hot to use rulers, graduated cylinders, calculate volume and density. It is important that, especially in the younger grades teachers help to guide students and give them the foundations they need to have the abilities and understandings of inquiry.
The only question I have for the upcoming week is how we as teachers can incorporate the use of technology into the inquiry based learning environment. My school has 1:1 iPads. How can I best utilize these devices to help to enrich my students inquiry based learning experience? Victoria Lewandowski
I have come to realize the importance of creating a classroom community. Without a safe and structured learning environment, students will not feel comfortable taking risks and asking questions. Before any type of inquiry learning can take place, students must feel as though they are able to ask and answer questions without being judged.
There are different type of inquiry. Student based, teacher-student shared and student based. When I reflect on the types of inquiry, I realize that in my classroom, I use teacher based inquiry the most often. I ask the questions that are based on a unit that we are learning. And I use those questions to lead students through investigations, research and experiments in order to answer them. I hope to begin to make a change and start having more student based inquiry into my classroom.
I am also realizing the different abilities and understandings of inquiry. Many of the abilities and understanding that students need for inquiry can be taught in the classroom. For example “Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.” We can help show students hot to use rulers, graduated cylinders, calculate volume and density. It is important that, especially in the younger grades teachers help to guide students and give them the foundations they need to have the abilities and understandings of inquiry.
The only question I have for the upcoming week is how we as teachers can incorporate the use of technology into the inquiry based learning environment. My school has 1:1 iPads. How can I best utilize these devices to help to enrich my students inquiry based learning experience? Victoria Lewandowski
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