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Inquiring Minds: Brainstorming with First Grade!
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. Brainstorming with First Grade! In trying to decide how to incite my students to think about making a difference that might go beyond "pick up trash on the playground", I used a recently published picture book as my springboard. The book is entitled Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. There's more to come! February 27, 2012 at 1:18 PM. What a powerful way to begin! February 27, 2012 at 7:17 PM.
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Inquiring Minds: March 2012
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. The First Grade and Animal Shelters. However, as we looked at the site, we realized it has no content meant for children other than a simple page advertising field trips and tours of the facility. That got us thinking. What if Gail's class created content for a children's information page, similar to the ones found on ASPCA. A Home for D. Gail and I couldn't have been more pleased with the observ...
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Inquiring Minds: January 2012
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. How can I make a difference? Yesterday our team held a "meeting of the minds" using Elluminate to attempt to identify the guiding question for our PBL unit. Following the first meeting a few weeks ago, the team assembled a very impressive list of possible questions and topics surrounding the theme sustainability. And so much more! Don't we want students asking the big questions? Yes But, we're go...
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Inquiring Minds: The First Grade and Animal Shelters
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. The First Grade and Animal Shelters. However, as we looked at the site, we realized it has no content meant for children other than a simple page advertising field trips and tours of the facility. That got us thinking. What if Gail's class created content for a children's information page, similar to the ones found on ASPCA. A Home for D. Gail and I couldn't have been more pleased with the observ...
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Inquiring Minds: Words become Art
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. March 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM. Gail and Chris,. This is a terribly exciting process that you are sharing- - how you have helped your young students understand a wonderful story, used technology represent their feelings and then plan to interact with them to facilitate their realizing actions and feelings necessary to making a difference. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Go See. Do!
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Inquiring Minds: February 2012
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. Brainstorming with First Grade! In trying to decide how to incite my students to think about making a difference that might go beyond "pick up trash on the playground", I used a recently published picture book as my springboard. The book is entitled Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. There's more to come! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Go See. Do! Voices from the Learning Revolution.
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Inquiring Minds: Making a Difference (Lindsay and Renee's project)
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. Making a Difference (Lindsay and Renee's project). Lindsay (6th grade) and I (5th grade) are working together on our Inquiry-based learning project. Under the umbrella of. As a prompt, our students first responded in KWL fashion using Moodle Forums to two questions:. 1) What did you learn from watching and listening to this video? 2) What questions were not answered in the video? The process youv...
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Inquiring Minds: The Process of Making a Difference
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. The Process of Making a Difference. Each student is expected to identify and analyze:. Of the issue and its history. The organizations (Governmental and/or Non-Governmental (NGOs). Working in the area of their issue. They must identify and discuss:. Who they are;. What they are doing;. What their successes are;. What obstacles they face;. 183; They must describe the. AIDS in South Africa. Hunger ...
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Inquiring Minds: "How can I make a difference?"
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The collaborative blog of the inquiry-driven instruction group in a Powerful Learning Practice year 2 cohort. How can I make a difference? Yesterday our team held a "meeting of the minds" using Elluminate to attempt to identify the guiding question for our PBL unit. Following the first meeting a few weeks ago, the team assembled a very impressive list of possible questions and topics surrounding the theme sustainability. And so much more! Don't we want students asking the big questions? Yes But, we're go...
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