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Wolk Discussion
ReplyDeleteGroup 1: Intro / Wondering About the World
• School a lasting impression on lifelong learning
• Wondering about the world Exploring
• Having a passion for a subject
• Having intellectual curiosity
• Make it a way of life
Group 2: Transmission Teaching and the Illusion of Learning
• Specific topics / didn’t you learn? / Students couldn’t remember
• If you like what you are learning then you’ll learn it
• Must make it interesting Teachers
• Toss the transmission model
Group 3: What is Inquiry Based Teaching?
• Opposite of transmission
• Active environment of learners
• Students minds engaged
• Ask questions / investigate / analysis / discuss
Group 4: What Inquiry is not
• Not hands on
• Because you don’t explore bigger ideas
• Driven by short term memory
Group 5: Commonalities
• Learning should be “real”
• Keeping big ideas and goals
• Playfulness
Group 6: Student Initiated Inquiry / What about content? Standards? Test Scores?
• They should have a choice
• Explore
• Life Long Learners
Group 6: Student Initiated Inquiry / What about content? Standards? Test Scores?
ReplyDelete• They should have a choice
• Explore
• Life Long Learners