My name is 'INQUIRY' part 1
Reflection is such a vital part of being a teacher to know what went well in a lesson(s) and what could be improved for next time. Upon teaching my students the 'Inquiry Process' and building a learning wall to support their own inquiry learning, it came to my attention that students were still getting very confused about this whole thing about INQUIRY. Although the students helped create the learning wall based around an issue within our Manukorihi community, some students were still confused how to use the 'Inquiry Process' for their own inquiry investigations. According to J.Kellow 2012, the inquiry process and models are a guide however inquiry should never go through a step by step process. I agree as the process we used was too controlled and rigid like J.Kellow 2012 suggested - where it lead the inquiry rather than the students themselves leading the inquiry. From this, I decided to start again about INQUIRY . I thought it was
Janeen it is exciting to see how you are encouraging collaborative learning in your classroom. It looks like the students are engaged in what they are doing.
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