INQUIR

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THE MAGNUM PRINCIPIAN

OF TEACHING

Inquiry!

A cornerstone of teaching

Creative Wings

Teachers make it possible for

student’s creative wings to carry to their imaginations

Imagination

leads to

curiosity & inventiveness

adventure

flying, walk or running freely

The Inquiry TeacherA life-long phenomenon emerging from the craft of teaching

They are all teachers!

The Sense of Wonder

She wrote that a child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement

She is Rachel Carson

Key BeliefIf a child is to keep alive his/her inborn sense of wonder, he/she needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him/her the mystery of the world we live in—P. Freire

Vygotsky said:

the teacher who is experimental is willing to push into new zones of proximal learning

Lev Semyonov

ich Vygotsk

y, Soviet Russian

Psychologi

st & Educator

Inquiry is Seeking Answers to Questions Unknown

The Crater

Woolly Mammoth St. Petersburg, Russia Coprolite

Key Ideas Learned from Inquiry Teachers

Be Innovative & Flexible

Focus on Cooperative and collaborative work

Right-to-ChooseThey encourage students to make choices

about topics and ways of learning

Teach New Literacy: Knowledge as it relates to

human needs

the environment

social needs

needs of other species

Life-long Goals

Learning how to learn

How to ask questions

Why Inquiry

It’s Foundational

Hallmark of thinking in a democratic society—-Dewey

Leads to a Climate of Learning

Democratically organized

Teachers as cultural workers

Teachers as artists in their own right

Inquiry is the magnum principian of teaching because it instills an attitude and emotional sense of wonder that does not depend on techniques, but a deep sensee of purpose as a teacher—

Jack Hassard