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OC for SS After Party // Crafting Inquiry Live Discussion // 08-03-2022

Kathy Hays

What a rich conversation on the impact of inquiry on student performance and teacher instruction!

What will you take from this discussion to share with your colleagues as you prepare or the upcoming school year? Post your comments below and let’s keep put that inquiry into practice! 

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  • +6

    I keep coming back to this idea about building community. Inquiry creates a natural environment in which students are curious and want to learn. As they work together in deliberate groups to solve problems…

  • in reply to Joshua Niese +5

    Hi Joshua, that is a GREAT question. I have found (in teaching adults) that NOT allowing them to choose their team provides a better opportunity for growth because otherwise they'd choose someone they…

  • +4

    I asked this in the chat and got some really good advice from Abby and Meaghan but if anyone else wanted to contribute:

    It sounds like thoughtful groups and group work are a foundation of Inquiry based…

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  • Maybe I missed someone sharing information that would have helped me with some struggles (especially with my first period class) that I have encountered when trying to implement inquiry and essential/compelling questions within my classroom.  What are some things I can do to help move my classroom forward in an inquiry based format when most or all of my students at the time are not wanting to talk (for various reasons)?

  • in reply to Matt Walker-Neal-Murray

    In one of the rooms I Co-taught in this year, we often used the Wheel of Names to get the conversation going.  By the end of the year, they would all be arguing with the wheel to pick/not pick them during the discussions.

    But I would really appreciate more organic ways to up surly early morning 8th Grader invlovement.

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  • in reply to Matt Walker-Neal-Murray

    In one of the rooms I Co-taught in this year, we often used the Wheel of Names to get the conversation going.  By the end of the year, they would all be arguing with the wheel to pick/not pick them during the discussions.

    But I would really appreciate more organic ways to up surly early morning 8th Grader invlovement.

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