INQUIRING MINDS LEARN TO READ AND WRITE: PLANNING TO TEACH THROUGH AN INQUIRY APPROACH

INQUIRING MINDS LEARN TO READ AND WRITE: PLANNING TO TEACH THROUGH AN INQUIRY APPROACH

Process For Teaching Inquiry 1. Set up MOTIVATE – with essential question and frontloading, personally connect students to content 2. Standards or goals Meeting them through MULTIPLE MODALITIES and MEASURES o Articulate major learning goals, both conceptual (what) and strategic (how). o Provide multiple ways for learning and demonstrating learning of the standards/end goals/ enduring understandings through independent culminating projects 3. Sequence or scaffold for gradual release of responsibility by MODEL – for – Teacher does/students watch MENTOR – with – Teacher does/students help and students do together/teacher helps MONITOR – by – Student does/Teacher assesses and helps as needed