Steps To Inquiry

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Stages of inquiry

1.Tuning In
• Tuning in to the learner, also the topic.
• Gathering prior knowledge.
• Spend time watching and listening.
• Gather some initial questions.
• Ask, “How do we find out these
answers?”
• Sharing what we know on a practical
level.
2. Finding Out
• Experiences and texts that add to the knowledge base.
• Gathering data first hand.
• Teaching skills and strategies which you need to find out.
• Keep building banks of student questions
• What kinds of resources will help?
• Where do I find them?
• What sources will be helpful (primary or secondary)?
• How will I find this information (interview, survey, books,
observations)?
• What other information is there?
• Who wrote this information?
• How do I know it is authentic?
3. Sorting Out
 Organizing, analyzing and communicating the
information gathered using a range of learning areas.
Eg. Math, arts, IT Reflective thinking work.
 Reviewing the big question.
 What are we learning? Why?
Sorting out is a time for initial reflection
 Have I answered all my questions?
 What information is important?
 What information doesn’t answer my questions?
 Do I have enough information or should I add more
detail?
 How will I organise my information?
4. Going Further

 Raising or revisiting questions, extending experiences,


 Challenging assumptions- usually
 individually negotiated.
 Lots of differentiated programming here.
 Do my answers give me more questions?
 What else do I want to know?
 What additional questions do I need to ask?
5. Making Conclusions
 Reflect on thinking that was done at the beginning.
 How has thinking changed?
 Individual and shared inquiry.
 What do we think and know now?
 Identifying avenues for action and application.
 Can I make any personal, local or global connections
about what I’ve learnt?
 What did my audience learn about my project?
6. Taking Action

 The “so-what?” part of inquiry


 What have I learnt that I can use to help myself or
others?
 Has what I’ve learnt changed my behavior?
 Why is it important that people find out about my
issue?

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