Tag Archives: inquiry based learning

Social Justice Lesson Plan #5

I found this lesson which poses a great inquiry question: ” Do the 20th Century changes in the treatment of First Nations Peoples in Canada
represent a period of progress, decline or stasis?”  There is the potential for a great deep inquiry into the contemporary issues that are facing Indigenous peoples.  Having students research the history (Indian Act) and look at how that is impacting Indigenous peoples today.

Download link: https://wiki.ubc.ca/images/f/f0/Lesson_Plan_FNs_12.pdf

Transformative Inquiry #4

Looking at other modes of inquiry learning that can be modified for the classroom and align with Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being.  I found this resource after being pointed in this direction by Dr. Marker.

Transformative Inquiry (TI) is a unique approach designed to help educators negotiate the complex terrain of learning & teaching. While many types of inquiry exist, TI is imbued with a distinct emphasis on the emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental facets of education.  This very much aligns with the Medicine Wheel.  TI is a dynamic process that helps educators negotiate the complex and vibrant terrain of learning & teaching as they ask:

  • What do I really care about as an educator?
  • How can I nourish and maintain my energy as I teach?
  • How do my attitudes, beliefs and values affect my teaching?
  • What do learners really care about?
  • How do I/we build a healthy learning community in my classroom?
  • What matters in our broader communities, both local and global?
  • What is my responsibility in tending to our environmental crisis?
  • What solutions do my students offer resolving environmental dilemmas?

A FREE iBook is available here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/transformative-inquiry/id854038743?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
A  FREE .PDF version is available here: http://www.transformativeinquiry.ca/downloads/files/transformativeinquiryv4.pdf