Inquiry-Based Learning - created from Mind Map

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Teacher

Student

Guiding Principles

Engage students in learning

Establish a culture where ideas are respectfully challenged, tested, redefined and viewed as improvable

Model how to contribute and extend ideas

Gather class on a regular basis

Integrate curriculum

Questions, ideas and observations at centre of the learning experience

Share responsibility for learning

Open-ended investigations

Evidence based reasoning

Creative problem-solving

Collaborate contributions

Reflection

Co-author the learning experience

Accept mutual responsibility for planning

Equal partner role

Spark curiosity

Don't wait for the perfect question

Place ideas at the centre

Work towards a common goal of understanding

Remain faithful to the student's line of inquiry

Teach directly on a need-to-know basis

Don't let go of the class

Can be simple

Teacher initiated

Shared experience

Build on spontaneous questions

Express ideas, then challenge and test one another's

Bring the class together to "check in", share and discuss ideas

Help students overcome obstacles and extend their thinking

Impromptu mini-lessons, revisiting former concept/idea, review success criteria, introduce new questions

Not all learning opportunities call for an inquiry approach

Student thinking can be limited and will need guidance