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Inquiry based Research Update: DATA DATA DATA
It’s been two weeks since I posted about learning about action research. I have decided on a question based upon not being in a classroom currently and reflecting upon weaknesses of my teaching CS. I felt I would love to learn more about teaching cybersecurity. I don’t have enough knowledge to do this well, and…
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Inquiry Based Learning Final Thoughts
As I end the inquiry-based learning course, I am amazed at how my inquiry understanding has deepened. Even after 20 years of teaching using questioning and having students provide evidence of their learning, I still have evolved my experience. Inquiry-based learning is a way to have students explore how to learn. When teachers use inquiry…
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5 E's and Inquiry Based Learning
It is interesting that when in high school, seniors state “I can’t wait to be done with learning.” I have heard this year after year from graduates. Here I am still learning after over 20 years of teaching. I have really never stopped learning, and that is the goal of inquiry-based learning. Students are creating…
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Inquiry Based Questions
In the past two weeks of Inquiry-Based Learning graduate class, I have been working on developing good questions that are inquiry-based and looking at web-based tools that can help students with the inquiry. If you have been following my journey, helping students develop good questioning techniques is something that interests me. Understanding how to ask…
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Problem Based Learning
When I first thought of problem-based learning(PrBL) students need to solve a real-world problem. I thought about the innovation challenges where students are designing items to solve a need for a community or person. I thought about design thinking workshops where students engineered a plan to fix the cafeteria seating. I think about the Anatomy…