Monthly Archives: October 2016

Week 8 Entry Slip

Hey folks,

Since we will finally all know where we are going for our practicums, the entrance slip for this week is just doing a little research on the school you will be teaching at. Maybe just a few lines on where it is, what the community is like, what the school looks like (demographic) etc. Obviously we will learn more once we are in our classes but hopefully this makes more sense after our presentation.

Thanks!

Here is the link to Ch. 6 of the reading thanks to McG’s database, I couldn’t find Ch. 7 online but I’m sure you’ve all been to the library to read it so not to worry!! https://blogs.ubc.ca/stevemcg/files/2014/09/Cole-and-Knowles-2000-Researching-teaching-Exploring-teacher-development-through-reflexive-inquiry-Chapter-6.pdf

Also the TEO office has examples of Inquiry Projects for anyone still looking for some insights/examples.

Nate, Angela, Brodie

October 20th Entry Slip

Hello class,

For Thursday, October 20th, please read the “Learning through sketching” article by Danan McNamara.

For your entrance slip, create a blind contour drawing of your face and bring it to class.  Once you are finished your blind contour drawing, make notes and critique your drawing – were you pleased with your result? Why / why not?

Please write down 3 observations you would like to share with the class about how you felt or observations about your final product.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Stephen, Andrea & Mike

What is a “Good” Inquiry Question?

A few additional ideas to consider as we begin to create our inquiry questions….

“Only the curious will learn and only the resolute will overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.” -E.S. Wilson

Here are a few things that we have heard from people teaching Inquiry at McMaster:

What is a good Inquiry question?
(Dale Roy, Erika Kustra, Paola Borin, 2003)

https://cll.mcmaster.ca/resources/misc/good_inquiry_question.html

Living Inquiry Itinerary and TC’s sign up duties

living-inquiry-itinerary-2016

Living Inquiry TC’s Duties

Thank you.