Working With Wonder

What is inquiry?

Learning begins with wonder.  How would our classrooms be different if we changed the direction of learning, building from students' questions rather than responding to them?  The WOTW Storytellers below share their strategies, successes, stresses and stories of what happens when they partner with their students to inquire and investigate.

Other places to go:

Dan Meyer on Developing Questions

Right Question Institute

The Storytellers:

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If Inquiry Is So Great, Why Aren’t We Doing More Of It?
If Inquiry Is So Great, Why Aren’t We Doing More Of It?

Kimberly Mitchell, Founder and CEO, Inquiry Partners

Inquiry is, for me, the shiniest of silver bullets in a time of education policy gun slinging.

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Secret to Successful Inquiry: Failure
Secret to Successful Inquiry: Failure

Rachel Sniff, Science Teacher and Chief Encouragement Officer (CEO), North Carolina

The root of all deeper growth depends on the ability to promote inquiry within the classroom.

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Sentence Stems Help Kids Ask Better Quesitons
Sentence Stems Help Kids Ask Better Quesitons

Brooke Perry, 6th grade teacher, Gates TAC Member

You know that saying, “There are no stupid questions?” With kids especially, I see it as truth.

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Harnessing Students' Inquiry
Harnessing Students' Inquiry

Shannon Treece,  E-Magineer/Principal, Eminence Independent Schools, #SchoolonFire

Kids can change the world, if the adults are willing to allow the freedom of inquiry in their classrooms. It is transformative.

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What Matters to You?
What Matters to You?

Christina Brennan,  K-5 Teacher/Librarian

Student-Driven Inquiry through Genius Hour Research.  What matters to students should matter in school.

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