Inquiry
Two aspects (photo)
Inquiry learning (DCL) and Teaching as inquiry (LDC)
DCL Inquiry Learning
Lots of models but not all are based in theory (dubious)
Observe wonder investigate conclude
Lots of schools have replaced ‘topic learning’ with ‘inquiry learning’ - it’s not the same.
Activity: look at different models offered in homework activity. Choose a model as a class
SAUCE - Trevor Bond
Set the scene
Acquire
Use
Communicate/Celebrate
Evaluate
Fertile Questions (photo)
- open (several answers)
- undermining (challenge status quo)
- rich (need research to answer)
- connected
- charged
- practical
Tool Suggestions
Unitec library site
Google Scholar - can add unitec library
Group Task: Video
Rise of the Robots…
AI will reduce the need for teachers.
Using the SAUCE model - do an inquiry into robots replacing teachers
Only use inquiry or never use inquiry - pros and cons
How hard is it to make and programme robots?
1hr challenge
Inquiry Project
Can be anything.
Start thinking about it now - only 3 weeks of class time left.
Group Task (photo) Critical Inquiry - How do we do it? Are we? Why/why not?
Double Loop Learning
Albany Senior High website has lots of teaching inquiry
We operate on a three week cycle to maximise opportunities for effective peer collaboration. One week is for working individually, the next for collaborating with cross-curricular teams, and the last for collaborating with departments. We share our learning from inquiries weekly on Tuesday mornings and present at the end of term to each other on our own learning, the learning for students and the relationship between our actions and student outcomes.
Good idea for Team
WHY? Why did it work? Why am I heading in this direction…
Handout: Inquiry
Homework: kids to fill in form about learning spaces.
Power of Yet - more proof
DCL Course Notes Week 13
Slide Set Link for Classroom Activity
This link is for the shared Google Slides deck for use during the classroom session
Decide, as a class, what model you will adopt for this week’s activity:
- Where does it come from?
- How credible is it?
- Make it visible in the room (hard or soft copy)
Effective questions and questioning
Here are some ideas from Harpaz (2005) on the 6 characteristics of 'fertile' questions that might be used in an inquiry:
- Open - there are several different or competing answers
- Undermining - makes the learner question their basic assumptions
- Rich - cannot be answered without careful and lengthy research, often able to be broken into subsidiary questions
- Connected - relevant to the learners
- Charged - has an ethical dimension
- Practical - is able to be researched given the available resources
Tools that can help manage inquiry projects
Some tools we have previously introduces that may be useful
- Unitec Library Website
- Google Scholar
- Reference managers (e.g. Wizfolio)
- instagrok
Recommended Viewing
The Ministry of Education hosts some media on inquiry learning, for example Inquiry learning - from knowledge to understanding
LDC Course Notes Week 13
Suggestions for Getting Started
In the Research & Community Informed Practice course, you will be doing an assignment based around a Teaching as Inquiry project. Here are a few ideas that may help you prepare in advance, adapted from Hubbard, R. & Power, B. (2003). The Art of Classroom Inquiry: A Handbook for Teacher-Researchers (Revised Ed.). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- Keep a teaching journal for at least a week. What surprises or intrigues you?
- Brainstorm a list of 10 things that you wonder about in your classroom.
- Be specific in your concerns
- Write down your draft question, as fully as you need to
- Focus your question with stems like “What is the role of…?” “How do …?” “What procedures…?” “What happened when…?”
Critical Inquiry
In the Practising Teacher Criteria (Professional Knowledge in Practice), critical inquiry is part of the criteria. Further details can be found at the Education Council Website
Double Loop Learning
Inquiry is underpinned by the process of 'double-loop' learning. This requires us to question underlying assumptions and beliefs as part of our decision-making process. Single loop learning has often been compared to a thermostat in that it makes a "decision" to either turn off or on. Double loop learning is like a thermostat that asks "why" - is this a good time to switch settings?
Example of Teaching as Inquiry project from Albany Senior High School
These links provide an example of a teaching as inquiry project into specialist subjects
Planning Teaching As Inquiry
The following model can be used for planning a Teaching as Inquiry project
Teacher Inquiry Planning Sheet
To support your inquiry planning model, you can use the teacher inquiry planning sheet, from the Ministry of Education, which has some similarities to the lean canvas.
The NZ Ministry of Education has a web page explaining what they define as Teaching as Inquiry
Prepare for next weeks lesson by gathering learner voice about what students like and dislike in a learning space. Ask your class to fill in the form: http://goo.gl/forms/9PG7uSoSLX . You may have to guide younger students, perhaps do it as a collaborative class activity? If you want, you can also fill in the form yourself. Possibly because you are not teaching a class right now.
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