ABC OF INQUIRY – DEEPER LEARNING

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ABC of INQUIRY - Digging Deeper

ABC OF INQUIRY – DEEPER LEARNING ABC OF INQUIRY – DEEPER LEARNING “…and their minds were opened and their imagination’s stirred, and they saw wonderful things in their secret selves that few of them had ever dreamed of….”– River Murray Mary  Colin Theile DEEPER LEARNING: Digging deeper… Deeper learning has occurred when a learner understands an idea or skill so thoroughly … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – DECONSTRUCTION

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ABC of INQUIRY - Deconstruction

ABC OF INQUIRY – DECONSTRUCTION ABC OF INQUIRY – DECONSTRUCTION “Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought.” Albert Szent-Gyorgyi DECONSTRUCTION: The art of unbuilding and uncovering… Deconstruction is the taking apart of an idea or perspective to gain a richer understanding of the how and the why of something and its workings. … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING

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ABC of Inquiry Constructivist learning

ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTION “Any human act that gives rise to something new is referred to as a creative act, regardless of whether what was created is a physical object or some mental or emotion construct that lives within the person who created it and is known only to him*” Lev. S. Vygotsky  (*Him is … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS

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ABC of Inquiry Concepts

ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS “You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it.”Jiddu Krishnamurti, philosopher. Concepts allow us to glimpse ideas that travel across time, space and place.  CONCEPTS: Once upon time, in a place… Concepts are big ideas that go beyond the specifics of a particular time, place or topic. The ideas … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES

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ABC OF INQUIRY - COMMUNITIES

ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES “Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se”. Charles Eames  Charles and Ray Eames are influential designers, who saw that connections with spaces, people and ideas influenced all. Communities are formed and developed on the strength of their connections, … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE

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ABC OF INQUIRY - COMFORT ZONE

ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE ABC of Inquiry- COMFORT ZONE “I hope in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something” Neil Gamain’s words … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE

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ABC OF INQUIRY - COLLABORATIVE

ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE ABC OF INQUIRY -COLLABORATIVE:  “We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity… and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice.” Cynthia McKinney, politician and activist. Collaboration is not just a joining together, it is a respect and valuing of diversity and understandings, … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER

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ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER

ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER  “By giving our students practice in talking with others, we give them frames for thinking on their own.” Lev. S. Vygotsky. Co-researching is a respectful practice that allows participants to create their own stories and identities as learners. CO-RESEARCHER: Sharing the journey together Co-researching is a process in which mentors and apprentices develop … Read More