This article shows how to plan a unit of inquiry from the student perspective facilitating the same process that teachers undertake.
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Learner empowerment through creativity and reflection
This article describes the use of accordion journals and the Understanding Map developed at Project Zero to help students reflect on their learning in a fourth grade classroom. It offers a way for students to take ownership of, and reflect on, their learning.
My first collaborative meeting
This article describes experiences from the first collaborative meeting based on listening, expressing, collaborating and implementing ideas.
Why is creativity important?
This article talks about what creativity is and why it is important; also it informs how to assess creativity and provides tips on how to take action.
An early years approach to global issues
This article questions various aspects of inquiry in the early years.
Making cycles of inquiry that fit your purpose
Even though inquiry cycles help us involve students and lead them toward understanding, they are often linear formulas that may still feel like an imposition to some students. Perhaps we, as teachers, can come up with our own version, to engage students with a more open and flexible process, one that better suits the learner’s […]