EDU+593+-+Guided+Inquiry+in+the+21st+Century

UMF ED Center 5/18/10

ADMIN: 40% of the tuition is refunded to the district by the state (book money?) Title II funds

THE MAIN GOAL: Demonstrate in October and November observations (1 visit from Darlene and one from a colleague (subs available) visit Alison Prescott??) Create an individual plan based on current research on:
 * Overall format of guided inquiry
 * Literacy strategies
 * Information literacy strategies
 * Problem solving strategies
 * Collaboration in problem solving
 * 21st century standards (previously cited),
 * Learn how to teach a guided inquiry unit,
 * Learn how to implement a guided inquiry unit using current technology,
 * Implement the guided inquiry unit,
 * Assess the guided inquiry unit based on student performance,
 * Demonstrate, while being coached, instructional strategies for guided inquiry using technology in their classrooms,
 * Network with educators involved in guided inquiry using technology.

Plan on doing a statewide webcast next year on our Guided Inquiry unit.

Plan on reading and pre-posting assignments to the blog before the next class


 * Course Requirements Include: **
 * Completion of all readings and blog posts - according to blogging rubric - and respond to two other posts (rotating)
 * Attendance and participation in all classes
 * Hosting two coaching visits
 * Demonstrating guided inquiry strategies
 * Conferencing with the instructor and colleagues 2 times
 * Completing written plans and reflections for two demonstrations in your classroom
 * Complete a blog post on insights discovered during coaching - according to blogging rubric
 * Create a guided inquiry unit and implement in your classroom
 * Project Rubric
 * Classroom Rubric
 * Collecting pre and post data on three students - according to blogging rubric
 * Final Reflection on Guided Inquiry Process - according to blogging rubric

"Students need help transitioning between

Notes on Guided Inquiry 5-18ppt
Classroom space
 * Classroom Rubric**

Access to technology -Student -Teacher

Access through instruction - Student - Teacher

Curriculum

Authenticity of task

Collaboration

Evidence of literacy competencies

Appropriate levels of literacy competencies

Evidence of social skills

Evidence of appropriate varities of modalities of learning ?

Evidence of learning how to learn ?

Are there lexile level search engines for instructional resources and student resources for guided inquiry? Are there sites that modify the reading level of other sites to make the information accessible to low reading level students

"Guided Inquiry is the # 1 approach needed for future literacy development of our students" D. Bassett

Blogging in not the same as writing! Most kids don't like to write for themselves. When peers and the world respond to your post the engagement is high

Collaborative reasoning is not about consensus, it is a discussion model that encourages the discussion of multiple perspectives

Common language related to collaborative reasoning: debrief receive summarize rationale

Verbal processing prompts

Expand "So can I summarize what I just heard you say?" "I need more clarification." "Wow, I have not thought about it that way ...(follow up with a specific comment)"

Steering/Corrective "Do you realize that every time I say something you repeat it?" "How about just being quiet and think about this in your head?" "Hmmm, that is a possibility...but how I am thinking about it..."

"the other self" - Donald Graves - Teach students to do this around thinking D.B. "Kids are often passive acceptors and not active thinkers" - D.B.

Inquiry vs. Guided Inquiry -Life-long general skills

"When you have one or two outstanding practitioners (no matter how low-key they are), colleagues can be ticked off"-D.B. "I am old so I can have an opinion." - "Part of my responsibility as a teacher is to expose students to an ddevelop their weaker modalities."- D.B.

Aural vs. Thought processors

Think - Pair - Share Think - Pair - Square (2 teams of 2 sharing)

Strategies and Units o Look for a pattern and present it in a way...

"Categorize" and "Infer" (EX: can use a closed word sort) TEACHER IDEA
 * Used a list of essential questions at the beginning of a unit and use specific internet resources to answer them. -Terese Hersey**

Discussion: "Why the drop in engagement in 4th grade?" "Not one teacher, kids begin to not integrate and believe that they "should" think differently in different classes" - A. Prescott MaxWrite

Assignment: Reading, Guided Inquiry in the 21st Century to page 91 Post and Comment on two Appointment for me to visit in May 25 @ MBHS Questions for Bruce at Sinarmas World Academy (SWA)

Guided Inquiry Unit using Blog Hattie= Freshmen / Monster Melody= Sophomores / Hunger G Meadow= Senior / Absolutely true diary of a part time Indian (Spokane Indian Reservation) Jake= Juniors / Renewable Energy/ multi-user blog

Dan & Sam = A whole new mind w/ all freshmen

Tuesday 6/8/10
Intro Notes: Working on the grant w/ Babara and Steve Moody Jan/Feb potentially 2 part webinar here is the strategy and here is the theory behind it.

Next year focus: How we can work with teachers so we can collaboratively reason?

How do you look at divergent ideas if you have a preconceived idea? How do you encourage our students to listen to each other and divergent ideas?

New faces: Carol Reed - Technology integrator Jay School Kim Morin - Director of Technology in the Winthrop school Jay Guyison - Jay?

DB-Consider working with Indonesia is perceived as a Muslim country.

Demographics and Overview 500 students next year 60% indonesian nationals 40% 14 different nationalities most Korean and Taiwanese 4th grade up have Apple computers National plus model: only a certain # of Expatriate teachers Late July through mid-June International School: 181 days 2 semesters in 4 terms with a week break between each term 4 in service days - 5 prep days for veteran teachers 10 prep days for new faculty 7:30 am to 2:45 2 - 40 minute breaks 22 Expatriate staff have been here for the 1st 2 years Homogeneous grouping, but subgroup in class

Doing a "reboot" next year - based on Director Bringing in 70 new expatriate staff (toddler - 12) looking for a Nursery. (~100k per teacher cost) "We offer a really good product" - Bruce Extremely rich, a growing middle class and poverty. Part of the IB program is to give back to the impoverished parts of the the community. EX: Teacher training with __Dogs, Pigs and Education__ article by the teachers, assisting to build buildings or get text-books, "We have to teach our students how to give back"-Bruce 10 scholarships a year -Jakarta International Soccer league founder has invited them on to play football and buy the equipment, transportation and play in the league.

21st century school - Reggio Ameilia many large open areas to meet congregate and talk. We have a cafe in each building Each of the 3 story buildings have outdoor patios. iPad and iTouch -Purpose: Develop students that will be ready for challenges in the next 10-15 years. -Scanning all of our books StudyWhiz - Pull pages from the books as PDFs and use them and to read them w/ tablets can make annotations on their screen and send back to the students -Not for profit foundation, with a school board and generous financial backing Starting a special ed department for mild to moderate learning disabilities - Offer 4 language A - Korean, English, Indonesian, Chinese (Mandarin) - Student Council at all levels **-** meet with administration on a regular basis - as part of IB student leadership students are encouraged to take action and

2 3 hr session with rest time Pre -K 3 to 4 yrs - 7:30-12:00
 * __IB Curriculum__**
 * 2-3** Interactive whiteboards and other technology is infused

Technology- 1 cart of computers per floor. 45 periods in a week - Homeroom teachers teach 26 periods (with an assistant Indonesian teacher, and a partner teacher with IB training working with the teacher and classes-facilitates multilevel groups with different language ) and additional 5 periods would be taught with itenerants (~31%) Chinese class every day - 4 teachers at any one time with a maximum # of students of 24 - ~1:6 teacher to student
 * PYP** - Multidisciplinary, Big idea focus, We talk about how people who have discovered things has changed our lives (instead of learning about Magellan or Columbus)


 * Middle Years - 20 hours of community service or action**

1) 50 hr requirement for creative service 2) write a 5-10k word essay on A-level topics, w/ a mentor over 2 years the teacher guides them through the process. Research, write drafts, 3) 7 pt grading scale for middle and HS (1 lowest and 7 highest) 4) 4 of your subject areas need to be at the A-level, 3 other lower level topics.
 * Diploma Program** -

Just removed teacher assistants and changing their role to be administrate and work with kids and will not need certification Their are lab assistants in the HS New sports center with a fitness center with a full time personal trainer and pool with full time lifeguards

Design Technology - Taking an idea through Art, Drafting or or with a plastic molding machine New Davinci building (10 million)- January 6 - ground breaking stories high with a living wall outside the building.

Set up in 1960's in Geneva for diplomats to be taught the same material as families travel. 2 year program and more rigid

3-1983 36-1999 Questions for Bruce at Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) twin boys - 5 years old

- When I hear IB (International Baccalaureate) I think AP (Advanced Placement)? Can you compare and contrast the two?

- I have 3 young children.Therefore, I am interested in the IB(International Baccalaureate) PYP (Primary Years Program) Curriculum. How does it compare to a traditional US primary curriculum? Can you give us an example of units if inquiry at the primary level and secondary level?

Post-meeting discussion notes
Frustrated by not action after visioning - l. Dalyramlple "My mind just pops all over the place when I listen to people." - A. Prescott "Can't change the United States all at once but we can start with changing our classrooms" - A. Prescott

No one cares if Johnny, depressing to be a teacher, kids are responsible, parents support it If we could create a

Thorton Middle school 3 years old teach on a theme model. Parents need to get a child if the homework is not done. - T.Hersey 5 extra summer days It is a major cultural thing -What are the cultural influences that affect your school? - Kobischien "You are giving the children a gift." - DB "Education is the right here [US] not a privilege." - Kim Morin

Presentation Notes
Important to change the roles in an Inquiry Circle Locate, Evaluate, Use - called Concepts by librarians and

Flexible - mean change on a classroom basis - "movement and grouping should be based on how to best make your students GROW"-DB Multiple Modalities - show how to use and guide students to practice weak modalities "Reading is a modality, but every child is tested on it" -DB Even at the HS level

Ideas
Dynamic reading level e-books. Input- where your eyes are looking from embedded camera, pop-up windows with metacognitive questions that drive reading level changes.

Next Time
Read to page 145 3 posts: July 30th Ch 7 w/ 2 comments August 30th Ch 8 w/ 2 comments September 39 Ch9 w/ 2 comments Review AASL 21st century standards Guided inquiry project outline Follow Literacy and Technology pilot and EDU 593 blogs

October Meeting Strategies Used in the classroom and plans November Meetings

10/8/10 EDU 593 -
Bruce Ashton and Jackie (IB trainer) from Indonesia

Guided Inquiry Units are the main curriculum for IB schools

Not all the links yet at the SWA High school for teaming

Middle years program - Next step with areas of interaction with more single subjects but still about

Start with the central idea and we break that idea down into one of the six lines of inquiry
 * 6 units of inquiry that follow 6 transdiciplinary themes**
 * who we are
 * where we are in place and time
 * how we express ourselves
 * how the world works
 * how we organize ourselves
 * sharing the planet.

DRA - reading assessment Single word spelling test - UK MAC 2 - ESL test for a baseline
 * Primary Assessments**


 * Assessment as a square**
 * 1) Teacher made assessments
 * 2) Grade level assessments (may be outside sourced or generated in-house)
 * 3) Standardized testing on a school-wide comparison basis
 * 4) Outside instruments (EX: International schools assessment)

Expect teachers to create rubrics with students and show students graded work examples. Students develop their line of inquiry.

One belief is that all action should be intrinsic and there is a connection to some community service. Empower the students and get them involved in their community and their learning as early as possible.

Project Zero - Gardner's project when he was working on the different intelligence modalities. [|Visible thinking] grew out of this. It is taking students ideas and making their thinking visible One example - I see, I think, I want - show a small corner of the picture (ex: have the map of the world at night out of focus)

Group of 4 projects - The group 4 project allows students to appreciate the environmental, social and ethical implications of science. -Pertinent, student-based & real-life
 * HS**

Primary - exhibition Middle - personal project - 1 year inquiry, professional, moderated in the school and sent to Geneva for outside source assessment (ex: skateboarding) (w/advisor) HS- 11&12 examinations (content based), 50 hours of community action & service, Extended essays (10,000 word essay over 11 & 12 grades) w/ advisor
 * Exit projects**


 * 10th grade is the decision point for college-bound and technical schools in the IB curriculums**

3 way partnership - home, school, teacher. At the end of the day it is the student that does the learning.

-A couple IB schools in Maine (primary integrated w/Montessori) in the Kennebunk area - Majority of students in Indonesia do not go to school

How do kids look at what is needed and create a project connected to their studies?

Formed a company, sell stock certificates, mentored in the community, math content, and had money in your pockets for Christmas. Some of these programs at the HS has been cut.


 * Need for streamline community project/service transportation, permission and improves accessibility.**


 * Break**

"You are the seeds that have begun the change." - DB

"Kids can not direct a process until they can articulate it." - DB To focus school wide on language it can lift the thinking - practice using in conversation.


 * Make a poster of thinking prompts**

11/5/10 Winthrop - GI Project formative assessments
http://res.msad43.org/mediacenter/- Eileen's resource wiki at Rumford Elementary

http://whittlesresources.wikispaces.com/ - Beth's resource wiki

http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/index.shtml - PBL rubrics and checklists

http://derapsclass.blogspot.com/ -Hattie's Blog - Universal human rights project to use literature to define their personal beliefs.