Welcome
 Write your name on your journal.
 Label the first page “Table of Contents”.
 Number each page.
 On the last page, create an Alpha Box graphic
organizer.
Engaging Students
Inquiry-Based Learning
Math & Science
Debrief Notebook Task
Purpose of Notebook
 To record new understandings
 To pose questions to which you need to find the
answers
 To record “Ah Ha’s”
 To explore new concepts
 To provide a record of your experiences
Strategy-Notebook/Journal
Inquiry Learning
Definition
Examples
Characteristics
Inquiry
Learning
Nonexamples
Strategy-Frayer Model
Guiding Questions
 What
 What
 What
 What
is inquiry learning?
is the role of the task?
is the role of the teacher?
is the role of the student?
Characteristics of Inquiry Learning
 Student centered
 Teacher facilitated
 Active learning approach focusing on
questions, critical thinking and problemsolving
 Makes sense of information
Inquiry Learning in Mathematics
“Canceling” Zeros When Looking for an
Equivalent Fraction
“Canceling” Zeros When Looking for an
Equivalent Fraction
 Sort these fractions into two categories.
 Category 1—fractions for which you do not get equivalent
fractions when you cross out zeroes.
 Category 2—fractions for which you do get equivalent fractions
after crossing out the zeroes. (Describe what mathematical
principle allows you to cross out the zeroes.)
Making Sense of the Learning and
Pedagogy in Mr. Punzak’s Classroom
Mathematical Discourse
“a way for knowledge to be ‘constructed’
and ‘exchanged’ in the classroom”
Deb Ball
Science Classroom Difference
What are the teachers doing?
What are the students doing?
What is the task?
What is the environment of the of the classroom?
MaryLu Hutchins, NBCT
First Grade
Steenrod Elementary School
Table talk:
What was the teacher doing?
What are the students doing?
What is the task?
What is the environment of the of the
classroom?
Air Pressure Exploration
What is the role of the task?
 Focuses student work on learning
important content
 Allows students entry to the problem from
different points
 Encourages divergent thinking
 Engages the students in thinking as the
expert (mathematician, scientist, historian)
What is the role of the teacher?
 Selection of inquiry learning tasks
 Preparation of materials needed to
facilitate student learning
 Facilitates student learning
 Asks probing questions
 Observes students at work to identify
misconceptions and next steps
Lesson Components
Math
Science
•Launch
•Engage
•Explore
•Explore/Explain
•Summarize
•Elaborate/Evaluate
What is the role of the student?
(What does an engaged student look like?)
 Engages in active problem solving
 Constructs meaning within the given
content
 Communicates understandings
What is the role of chief instructional
leaders?
 Insure that inquiry learning is occurring you in the
classroom
 Be supportive of the teachers needs
 Professional development opportunities
 Planning needs
 Resources
 Be aware of environmental changes in the
classroom resulting from inquiry
Definition
Examples
Characteristics
Inquiry
Learning
Nonexamples
Strategy-Frayer Model
Quotes from WV Teachers
“I was so excited last week about the way my students are using their
science notebooks! We were observing hair on our arms and bird feathers
to begin a unit on types of animals. They were recording the information
they observed in their science notebooks. Previously in reading we had
worked with a venn diagram to compare two stories. While we were
working observing hair and feathers with hand lenses, one of my little boys
said "Hey, can't we use one of those circle things to write how they are
alike and different?" I was sooooo excited! He had applied the graphic
organizer to science and it was wonderful! My students are in love with
science this year! I have been making our curriculum as hands on as
possible. I have just received two books I ordered to teach one of the
lessons from the "Picture It!" resource book we received at TLI. I just
wanted to share because I am so glad to be inspiring little scientists!!”
Melissa Rose
Braxton County
Quotes from WV Teachers
“Oh my goodness---it is not that the math was right or
wrong...however, it was the conversations and group work that was
taking place that really captured me. Watching 4th graders take
numbers apart and put them back together again for what is truly
their first experiences in doing this--is amazing. I have found myself
picking up my flip camera and taking pics and short video clips just
to reflect on later to analyze student growth and use as an
assessment. Today during ‘Quick Images’ I had a student ask me if we
could do this all day!!!!!!!!!!!! Another said, ‘This is fun’!!!!!!!!!!”
Tonya Hatcher
Mingo County