Inquiry Based Learning
Principles Presentations Resources Practices
Articles:
How to Develop an Inquiry Based Project
Excellent step by step guide from Youth Learn web site.
What is Problem Based Learning?
Brief article from Edweb.
The Question is the Answer
Article from From Now On about why essential questions are so important.
Presentations, workshops, inquiry in action:
Inquiry Based Learning: Thirteen Ed Online
Web pages created for an online workshop sponsored by Educational Broadcasting Corp.
Module Maker: Jamie McKenzie
Step by step tutorial for creating inquiry based lessons and projects.
Scaffolding: What is it? See link to powerpoint presentations at the bottom of the screen.
Webquests: Kathy Schrock
Powerpoint by leading educator introduces webquests.
The Inquiry Page
Insight into how to develop inquiry based learning projects. The Inquiry Page Project has two equally important parts. The first is a free web site that offers resources to facilitate inquiry-based learning: information about inquiry workshops, links to articles on inquiry, a calendar of events, links to professionals who collaborate with teachers to create rich learning environments, and the Inquiry Units.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Project based learning activities developed by San Mateo County in California offers many resources and strategies for project based learning.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION UNIT PLANNING
Excellent example of how one school district in Washington has supported technology planning.
Guide to Creating Good Questions
Help page from the web site: Filamentality.
Classroom Strategies to Engender Student Questioning.
The Questioning Toolkit
Equip yourself for powerful learning with these techniques for creating an interesting question. Thanks again to Jamie McKenzie.
Guidelines for Problem-Based Learning
This web site contains a useful outline for planning.
Problem-Based Learning Check List
Brief, useful check list for planning.
Practices: Examples of inquiry-based projects
Art Speak 101
This activity uses masterworks to teach art terms and appreciation.
This web activity is archived at the AT&T Knowledge Network
Biography maker
Interactive web site that takes students through the research writing process. These online lessons explain what a biography should be and walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. The site includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing.
It's No Laughing Matter
This is a web based activity using materials from the Library of Congress prepared for the American Memory learning pages that teaches about the persuasive techniques used in political cartoons.
Complete list of activities: click here.
American Memory: Edward Curtis
Example of a collection organized by the Library of Congress for easy access.
Seeds of Inspiration
Inquiry based project; resources imbedded.
Recovering Wildlife
Inquiry based project; resources imbedded.
More Educational Technology, portals, free tools, etc.
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updated 7/28/08