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Student Inquiry: Conducting Real-World Investigations in Your Classroom


Price: $26.95
Item Number: 202
Manufacturer: CLP
Manufacturer Part No: 0-936386-96-7
Today’s volatile workplace is vastly different from many of the classrooms preparing students for it. In an inquiry-based classroom, students learn skills to help them become active researchers and lifelong learners, skills so vital in today’s rapidly changing workplace.  Student Inquiry shows teachers how to create an inquiry classroom that allows individual or groups of students to actively pursue ideas using sound research skills. Maureen McQuerry  provides an overview of the semester in 40 mini-lessons and presents guidelines for moving students from the brainstorming stage through thesis development and research to the product and presentation stage.  Dozens of reproducible handouts allow teachers to implement an inquiry classroom  (or inject inquiry learning into their current classroom curriculum) quickly and easily, and valuable tips help teachers find mentors, keep students to deadlines, oversee multiple student projects at once, find or establish a telecollaborative project with students from across the country or around the world, and much more.  Teachers will be amazed at what their students can accomplish if allowed to explore their interests and pursue their passions!


Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Why an Inquiry Class
Characteristics of an Inquiry Class
Teacher Roles

Chapter 2: Beginning the Journey
Creating a Culture of Inquiry
Class Format
Introducing the Inquiry Method
Projects for the First Weeks

Chapter 3: Guidance from the Experts
Locating Mentors for an Inquiry Class
Pairing Mentors with Students
Student Protocol
The Mentor's Role

Chapter 4: Exploring the Possible
Finding a Topic
Refining Topics
Project Proposals

Chapter 5: Collecting Information
Formulating Questions
Primary and Secondary Sources
Evaluating Materials
Interviews
Site Visits
Keeping Track of Sources
Categorizing Note Cards
Taking Notes
Citing Sources
Keeping Track of Progress

Chapter 6: Pursuing Original Data
Qualitative and Quantitative Observations
Displaying Data Graphically

Chapter 7: Presentations and Products
Practice Presentations
The Final Presentation
Final Presentation Evaluation
Debriefing

Chapter 8: Telecollaborative  Projects
A Philosophy of International Education
Reaching Across the Waters
Developing Successful International Partnerships
Creating Your Own Telecollaborative Projects
Locating Existing Projects
Some Final Thoughts on Inquiry Education

References

Appendix A: Forms and Student Handouts
Appendix B: Helpful Resources

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