When students explore a topic they are truly passionate about, amazing things happen: engagement increases, attendance and work ethic improve, twenty-first-century skills are acquired, classroom energy and collaboration are fostered, and assessment of student understanding becomes more clear and accurate. Yet if a teacher dives too quickly into the deep end of the inquiry pool, students felt overwhelmed and underprepared for such a personalized approach to learning. And that’s where the reliance upon a hierarchial structure to understanding inquiry comes in. In this article from the MindShift blog, Trevor MacKenzie and Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt discuss how to ease students into inquiry without overwhelming them. Enjoy their insights at …
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