Dive Into Inquiry
By Trevor Mackenzie
Why read it?
I also love that Trevor provides visual cues with sketchnoting to help us understand the basic concepts:
Big Talking Points
- Gradually begin to flip control of learning in the room from the teacher to the learner.
- Create an atmosphere of trust on which we can rely in the coming months.
- Begin to unpack inquiry and build the foundation for our learning for the year.
Other key ideas:
- Relationships are the number one factor in a successful implementation.
- Include your students in the process of designing the curriculum/project.
- Redefine your teaching role and include students in examining what good teaching looks like.
- Be open to change, struggle, and questions and adapt your curriculum to them.
- Authentic audiences are essential for assessment.
- It takes time for students to relearn learning but will learn the responsibility.
Martha Bongiorno, Media & Education Technology Instructor
Martha resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia with her husband (who is also a teacher) and two spunky children. When she is not working or volunteering for the Georgia Library Media Association, she and her family can often be found hiking or fostering a love of all things nerdy in her children by adventuring to historical places, festivals, or DragonCon.
Martha holds a Bachelors in Middle Grades Education, a Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology, and Ed.S. in Instructional Technology. Her accolades include being the 2019 Fulton County Library Media Specialist of the Year, a 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar Finalist, and the 2018 Coastal Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year. She founded #GaLibChat, is President-Elect of the Georgia Library Media Association, and maintains Discovering the Remarkable, a website and blog dedicated to middle grades library resources.
Skills
Martha's certifications include receiving Levels 1 & 2 Google Certifications, being a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Microsoft Trainer Expert, and serving as a Flipgrid Student Voice Ambassador. She is also confident in her ability to embed literacy within STEAM and uses AR/VR in the library.
Email: bongiornom@fultonschools.org
Website: http://www.discoveringtheremarkable.com/
Twitter: @mrs_bongi