Mme Bevan

Type “inquiry” in any database and the search results seem to be never ending. Happily, inquiry-based learning has become a hot topic in Education over the last 5-10 years. However, I needed to be more selective when choosing material and I had three goals in mind. One: find videos and articles about inquiry that were introductory in nature but served as a hook for the teachers to “buy into” trying this sort of teaching. Two: find links and resources that teachers could implement right away without adding too much to their workload. Three: find articles pertaining specifically to inquiry-based learning in the French Immersion classroom. I was able to find numerous articles, links, websites for my first two goals. This is good news! Most of the resources I found were quite relevant when thinking of inquiry-based learning in general. When learning about a new, hot topic in Education, the thoughts running through my head are often the following: How do I get Student X who shows ...

We know that kids need to “buy into” the assignment to be motivated. So how do we create assignments that inspire students? I believe that using inquiry-based techniques in and out of the classroom (in the case of remote-learning), are essential to fueling the fire of interest-based learning. In my first blog post, I identified a few key words and questions that I would use as plan for my learning. They are as follows: One question that I should have included is quite simply, what is Inquiry ? Inquiry teaching is still quite new to some of the teachers that I will be working with. I decided that I first would need to provide an explanation and a “hook” for teachers to buy into the idea. This is a TedTalk video by Kath Murdoch (author of The Power of Inquiry) that gives teachers an idea of what is inquiry-based learning without being overwhelming. It is inspirational. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFt15Ig64Yg Which type of inquiry should be explored in a French Immersion gr...

 Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat? Over the summer I read “Inquiry Mindset” by Trevor Mackenzie and “The Power of Inquiry” by Kath Murdoch. I was totally inspired to start this type of learning with my students and I could see real opportunities for co-teaching in my current role as Teacher-Librarian. After consultation with my school’s administration, I have decided to divide the year and my time for support and co-teaching between grade level groups, starting with the grade 7 team. Have I ever taught grade 7? No! Do I remember much about the curriculum? No! Does this bother me? Not really. Thankfully, there are 4 more teachers on the team who are the curriculum experts. My role is different in this situation. My role is to provide support to teachers in this journey to learn more about inquiry. Here are some key words and questions that I would like to explore in literature searches:   Which type of inquiry should be explored in a French Immersion grade 7 classroom? Ho...

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