AN INQUIRY PLAN: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSIGNMENT 1
In class today, we will be looking at the nature of inquiry. Much can be learned from the recommended readings for Assignment 1, A Plan for Inquiry. Inquiry Plans do not include formal lesson plans as you might be accustomed to producing in Education courses. We will look at suggested approaches in a number of the articles below:
Journal Articles
Berger, P. (2010). Student inquiry and Web 2.0. School Library Monthly 28(1): 14-17.
Keeling, M. (2015). Backwards design considerations for the 21st century school library. School Library Monthly 31(4): 22-24.
Steps to designing inquiry-based units (2008). School Library Media Activities Monthly 25(3): 2.
Stripling, B.K. (2010). Teaching students to think in the digital environment: Digital literacy and digital inquiry. School Library Monthly 26(8): 16-19.
Stripling, B.K. and Harada, V.H. (2012). Designing learning experiences for deeper understanding. School Library Monthly 29(3): 5-12.
Excerpts from Books
Stripling, B.K. (2003) Inquiry-based learning. In Curriculum Connections through the Library. Eds. B.K. Stripling & S. Hughes-Hassell. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Appendix. In Understanding by Design (Expanded 2nd edition). 327-332. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Online Resources
Chaloner, Mark. Teaching Inquiry Learning. YouTube.
Ekdahl, M., Farquharson, M., Robinson, J., and Turner, L. (2010). Points of Inquiry: A framework for information literacy and the 21st century learner. Vancouver, BC: BCTF/BC Teacher-Librarians’ Association.
LearnAlberts.ca. (2004). Focus on Inquiry
OSLA. (2010). Together for Learning. Toronto: Ontario Library Association.
New York City School Library System. (n.d.). The Empire State Information Fluency Continuum (ESIFC): Benchmark Skills for Grades 8-12; Assessments; Common Core Alignment.NY, NY: New York City Department of Education.
Wright, M. (2014). The model of inquiry. YouTube.