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Facilitator's Guide to Inquire Within, Second Edition

By: Douglas J. Llewellyn

Demonstrate key strategies for cultivating learners' sense of discovery and advancing student achievement in science!

This facilitator's guide helps staff developers and workshop leaders facilitate book study groups, seminars, and professional development events that demonstrate how teachers can implement inquiry-based instruction in the classroom. Facilitators will be able to help teachers understand how children learn science, what scientific inquiry actually is, and what an inquiry-based science classroom looks like. Teachers will discover how to:

Cultivate a classroom culture of inquiry
Design investigations or translate existing activities into inquiry-based learning experiences
Integrate inquiry instruction with grade-level curricular objectives

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Product Details

Grade Level: 3-8
ISBN: 9781412965828
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2008
Page Count: 56
Publication date: September 29, 2008

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Description

Demonstrate key strategies for cultivating learners' sense of discovery and advancing student achievement in science!

Based on the best-selling second edition of Inquire Within, this guide helps staff developers and workshop leaders facilitate book study groups, seminars, and professional development events that demonstrate how teachers can implement inquiry-based instruction in the classroom. Facilitators will be able to help teachers understand how children learn science, what scientific inquiry actually is, and what an inquiry-based science classroom looks like. Teachers will discover how to:

Cultivate a classroom culture of inquiry
Design investigations or translate existing activities into inquiry-based learning experiences
Integrate inquiry instruction with grade-level curricular objectives

The chapter-by-chapter study guide features:

Discussion questions
Workshop activities
Chapter summaries
Handouts
Resources for extending learning
Sample agendas for half-day and one-day workshops
A workshop evaluation form

Aligned with the National Science Education Standards, the Facilitator's Guide to Inquire Within is ideal for staff developers or anyone leading professional development for groups of any size—pairs, small workshops, or large seminars.

Author(s)

Douglas J. Llewellyn

Douglas Llewellyn teaches science education courses at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Previously, he was the K-12 Director of Science at the Rochester City School District, a secondary school principal, and a middle school science teacher. Llewellyn is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences on inquiry- and argument-based teaching, constructivist learning, and science leadership.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Introduction

How to Use the Facilitator's Guide

Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry-Based Science Standards in Grades 3-8 Second Edition, by Douglas Llewellyn

1. Becoming an Inquiry Teacher

Summary

Activity 1.1: Self-Directed Learning

Discussion Question

2. What Is Inquiry?

Summary

Activity 2.1: What Is Inquiry?

Activity 2.2: Who’s Infected?

Activity 2.3: What Inquiry Is and What It Isn’t

Discussion Questions

3. Learning Through Inquiry

Summary

Activity 3.1: Ice Hands

Activity 3.2: Herding Cats

Discussion Questions

4. How Do Children Learn Science?

Summary

Activity 4.1: Magic Glue

Activity 4.2: Understanding From a Different Perspective

Activity 4.3: Misconceptions in Science

Activity 4.4: Earth-Moon Relationships

Activity 4.5: Designing Inquiry-Based Investigations

Discussion Questions

5. Creating a Culture of Inquiry

Summary

Activity 5.1: What Is a Culture of Inquiry?

Activity 5.2: Top Ten Reasons Teachers Say They Can’t Do Inquiry

Discussion Questions

6. What Are the Different Levels of Inquiry?

Summary

Activity 6.1: Four Approaches to Balls and Ramps

Activity 6.2: List the Attributes of an Inquiry-Based Lab

Activity 6.3: Modifying a Traditional Lab

Discussion Questions

7. Designing Investigations

Summary

Activity 7.1: Inquiry Versus Problem Solving

Activity 7.2: “Houston, We Have a Problem.”

Activity 7.3: Problem Solving Activity

Discussion Questions

8. What Is the Learning Cycle?

Summary

Activity 8.1: Using the 5E Learning Cycle

Discussion Questions

9. Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Inquiry-Based Teachers

Summary

Activity 9.1: Inquiry Rubric

Activity 9.2: Inquiry Self-Assessment

Activity 9.3: What’s Your IQ?

Discussion Questions

10. Using Questioning Skills in Inquiry

Summary

Activity 10.1: Planning Questions

Discussion Questions

Closing Activity: Instructional Pie

Handouts

Handout A: Concept Map of Scientific Inquiry (Figure 2.2)

Handout B: Bottle

Handout C: Question and Data Table for Balls and Ramp - Station A

Handout D: Task for Balls and Ramps - Station B

Handout E: Task for Balls and Ramps - Station C

Handout F: Task for Balls and Ramps - Station D

Handout G: Group Discussion Questions After Stations

Handout H: Methods of Teaching Science

Handout I: Instructional Pie

Sample Workshop Agendas

Workshop Evaluation Forms

Resources for Extending Your Learning

Index

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