The Synergy of Inquiry: Engaging Students in Deep Learning Across the Content Areas

The Synergy of Inquiry: Engaging Students in Deep Learning Across the Content Areas
Author: Jablon, Paul
Publisher: Shell Education
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2017-03-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 161813924X

Discover effective ways for students to develop deep conceptual understandings, complex thinking skills, and enduring habits of mind with this professional resource. This book is the perfect tool to help teachers understand how to embed the inquiry process in their instruction across the content areas. Students will also benefit from this resource as they learn visual inquiry tools for success outside of the classroom. Stories and examples from real teachers across the grade levels are also provided.

The Synergy of Inquiry ebook

The Synergy of Inquiry ebook
Author: Paul Jablon
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425895883

Learning how to seek out answers to questions without the help of the teacher is important to students' academic success. With this resource, teachers will learn to help their students understand how to find the answers they need in an effective way. Regardless of the standard - language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies - an inquiry approach to teaching is not only effective, but is an efficient way to engage students to help them achieve the standards. This valuable and timely resource provides a synergistic set of practices that create a proven way for students to develop deep conceptual understandings, complex thinking skills, and enduring practices.

Cases on Models and Methods for STEAM Education

Cases on Models and Methods for STEAM Education
Author: Bazler, Judith Ann
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2019-09-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522596372

STEAM education can be described in two ways. One model emphasizes the arts and is not as concerned about the accuracy of the STEM fields. In the second model, STEM content is the prevailing force with a focus on accuracy, and the arts are used in limited and secondary resources for the teaching of the content. However, in order to promote creative thinking, allow for higher student engagement, and offer a more well-rounded education, a STEAM model, where science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics are equal contributors to the process of learning, is needed. Cases on Models and Methods for STEAM Education is an important scholarly resource that provides inclusive models and case studies highlighting best techniques and practices for implementing STEAM models in teaching and assists teachers as they learn to use such methods through the inclusion of practical activities for use in the classroom. Highlighting a wide range of topics such as science education, fine arts, and teaching models, this book is essential for educators, administrators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Cases on STEAM Education in Practice

Cases on STEAM Education in Practice
Author: Bazler, Judith
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2017-02-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522523359

Curriculums for STEM education programs have been successfully implemented into numerous school systems for many years. Recently, the integration of arts education into such programs has proven to be significantly beneficial to students, resulting in a new method of teaching including science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Cases on STEAM Education in Practice is an essential research publication for the latest scholarly information on curriculum development, instructional design, and educational benefits of STEAM learning initiatives. Featuring coverage on a range of topics including fine arts, differentiated instruction, and student engagement, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and professionals seeking current research on the implementation of STEAM education.

Deep Learning

Deep Learning
Author: Michael Fullan
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506368573

Engage the World Change the World Deep Learning has claimed the attention of educators and policymakers around the world. This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students. Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to: transform the role of teachers to that of activators who design experiences that build global competencies using real-life problem solving; and supports schools, districts, and systems to shift practice and how to measure learning in authentic ways. This comprehensive strategy incorporates practical tools and processes to engage students, educators, and families in new partnerships and drive deep learning. Inside you’ll find: The Deep Learning Framework Vignettes and case studies from K-12 classrooms in 1,200 schools in seven countries Guidance for reaching disadvantaged and differently abled students Sample protocols and rubrics for assessment Videos demonstrating deep learning design and innovative leadership in practice Through learning partnerships, learning environments, new pedagogical practices, and leveraged digital skills, deep learning reaches students as never before — preparing them to be active, engaged participants in their future.

Succeeding with Inquiry in Science and Math Classroom

Succeeding with Inquiry in Science and Math Classroom
Author: Jeff C. Marshall
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2013-10-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416617779

Thinking critically. Communicating effectively. Collaborating productively. Students need to develop proficiencies while mastering the practices, concepts, and ideas associated with mathematics and science. Successful students must be able to work with large data sets, design experiments, and apply what they're learning to solve real-world problems. Research shows that inquiry-based instruction boosts students' critical thinking skills and promotes the kind of creative problem solving that turns the classroom into an energized learning environment. In this book, real-world lesson plans illustrate highly effective inquiry-based instruction as you learn * How to engage math and science students at all grade levels; * Why students should explore a subject before you explain it; * How to meet rigorous standards and expectations through rich, well-aligned classroom experiences; * How to develop useful formative assessments and gather critical information during every class period; and * How to create effective questions that guide students' deep learning and your own professional development. No matter what your experience with inquiry-based instruction, Succeeding with Inquiry in Science and Math Classrooms will help hone your ability to plan and implement high-quality lessons that engage students and improve learning.

Collaborating to Support All Learners in Mathematics and Science

Collaborating to Support All Learners in Mathematics and Science
Author: Faye Brownlie
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2011-06-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1553793048

In this second volume of It’s All About Thinking, the authors focus their expertise on the disciplines of mathematics and science, translating principles into practices that help other educators with their students. How can we help students develop the thinking skills they need to become successful learners? How does this relate to deep learning of important concepts in mathematics and science? How can we engage and support diverse learners in inclusive classrooms where they develop understanding and thinking skills? In this book, Faye, Leyton and Carole explore these questions and offer classroom examples to help busy teachers develop communities where all students learn. This book is written by three experienced educators who offer a welcoming and “can-do” approach to the big ideas in math and science education today. In this book you will find: insightful ways to teach diverse learners (Information circles, open-ended strategies, inquiry, manipulatives and models) lessons crafted using curriculum design frameworks (udl and backwards design) assessment for, as, and of learning fully fleshed-out lessons and lesson sequences; inductive teaching to help students develop deep learning and thinking skills in Math and Science assessment tools (and student samples) for concepts drawn from learning outcomes in Math and Science curricula excellent examples of theory and practice made accessible real school examples of collaboration — teachers working together to create better learning opportunities for their students

Guided Inquiry

Guided Inquiry
Author: Carol C. Kuhlthau
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This dynamic approach to an exciting form of teaching and learning will inspire students to gain insights and complex thinking skills from the school library, their community, and the wider world. Guided inquiry is a way of thinking, learning, and teaching that changes the culture of a school into a collaborative inquiry community. Global interconnectedness calls for new skills, new knowledge, and new ways of learning to prepare students with the abilities and competencies they need to meet the challenges of a changing world. The challenge for the information-age school is to educate students for living and working in this information-rich technological environment. At the core of being educated today is knowing how to learn and innovate from a variety of sources. Through guided inquiry, students see school learning and real life meshed in meaningful ways. They develop higher order thinking and strategies for seeking meaning, creating, and innovating. Today's schools are challenged to develop student talent, coupling the rich resources of the school library with those of the community and wider world. How well are you preparing your students to draw on the knowledge and wisdom of the past while using today's technology to advance new discoveries in the future? This book is the introduction to guided inquiry. It is the place to begin to consider and plan how to develop an inquiry learning program for your students.

Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum

Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum
Author: Richard H. Audet
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2005-04-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 148336125X

Create a whole new world of understanding in your classroom! Inquiry is a fundamental step in the student learning process, and often the least understood. In Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum, the authors offer a collection from leading experts on how to integrate inquiry across the K-12 curriculum. This finely edited volume enables educators to visualize inquiry as the unifying knowledge base to guide students through all major subject areas. An essential resource for curriculum supervisors, professional developers, department heads, teachers, and preservice educators, this compilation includes inquiry′s best practices, current research, and lesson ideas. It is a key for educators exploring ways to integrate material concepts that cut across a variety of content areas. Don′t miss this incredible opportunity to learn how to make your classroom the best place it can be, where investigation and discovery learning flourish! Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum includes: Field-tested curriculum materials grounded in the national standards Practical strategies that provide reliable assessment data about how students perform when engaged in inquiry Enlightening first-person accounts illustrating inquiry in the classroom An exploration of inquiry from the unique perspectives of geography, science, history, language arts, mathematics, and more

Deep Learning

Deep Learning
Author: Michael Fullan
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506368565

Engage the World Change the World Deep Learning has claimed the attention of educators and policymakers around the world. This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students. Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to: transform the role of teachers to that of activators who design experiences that build global competencies using real-life problem solving; and supports schools, districts, and systems to shift practice and how to measure learning in authentic ways. This comprehensive strategy incorporates practical tools and processes to engage students, educators, and families in new partnerships and drive deep learning.