Inquiry Archives

An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom

This guide to questioning in the classroom views questions as signs of understanding, not ignorance–the ability to see what you’re missing.

One obvious way to promote inquiry learning in your classroom is to design lessons and units that benefit from, promote, or require it.

The 5 inquiry modes itemize the purpose of learning in different domains and identifies the effect of inquiry on student ownership.

Technology / March 27, 2023 / AI, Inquiry

By providing insights and suggestions for research topics, concepts, and approaches, ChatGPT can help students stay engaged and motivated.

Brainstorming for problem-based learning: Which ‘parts’ of the world would most benefit from my creativity, affection, and sustained effort?

Teaching students to ask good questions engages them & acts as ongoing assessment. Here are some of the benefits of inquiry-based learning.

A question is only a strategy (for inquiry) and must therefore have a purpose if we want to evaluate its quality.

Teaching / April 17, 2022 / Inquiry

False dichotomies about inquiry teaching advanced by critics are detrimental to the students and society that so desperately need it.

Critical Thinking / February 22, 2022 / Inquiry

According to the creators, the question formulation technique helps build skills for lifelong learning, self-advocacy & democratic action.

Teaching / February 3, 2022 / Inquiry

Unfortunately, teachers are increasingly getting swept into the morass of culture wars playing out in our media and political processes.

Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry.

Guiding inquiry-based learning centers learning on a solving a particular problem or answering a central question.