tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320649619775735952024-03-08T04:05:17.236-08:00Inquiry-Based LearningLearning and TeachingLouise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-37580885558718248812018-01-20T14:06:00.001-08:002018-01-20T14:06:56.282-08:00Black History MonthThis <a href="http://inquiry-based.blogspot.com/2012/02/inviting-curiosity.html">post</a> was written at the beginning of our journey, in the inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning (2012). We quickly noted that to begin an inquiry, it is important to build students' background knowledge on a subject, in this case Black History. Students were unable to ask questions because they did not have enough information related to the topic. Together, we read picture books, articles, watched news clips and shared stories. Our students, then did their own mini research, mostly based on interest. Finally, they began to ask quality questions. Their questions were discussed and listed on a chart paper, along with new vocabulary connected to Black History. It is from these questions, that we developed stations <a href="http://inquiry-based.blogspot.com/2012/02/inviting-curiosity.html">(shared in the blog post)</a> to further their knowledge and understanding.<br />
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This story book was used as a read aloud and a great way to invite curiosity. Students enjoyed hearing about Henry's story. <br />
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This student is following his plan for constructing a power crane!<br />
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1. This post shares the work we've done with '<a href="http://oessta-teachers.ca/category/video/an-approach-to-inquiry/">Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers' Association' (OESSTA).</a> We created 8 videos connected to Pete's inquiry-based classroom and this one video focus' on setting up your classroom space.<br />
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Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-72646492640480349902017-08-05T11:48:00.001-07:002017-08-14T08:21:29.739-07:00Recycling! This blog was created in 2012, and my goal was to share what we've done in our classrooms, to share our learning and most importantly, to share how we've used the inquiry approach. The way the blog structure is presented, old post get lost and there are top traffic posts, that I would like to share with you again! Whether you're new to this site, new to learning about the inquiry-approach or curious about what we have learned along the way, check here regularly as I highlight and recycle posts.<br />
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The following post was written in 2013 and it is THE top traffic post. It was written for an Additional Qualification (AQ) course. Let me know what you think! <br />
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P.S. I have two good reasons, for not regularly writing new blog posts...retirement and grandma-hood! However, I do plan to mix it up with new content and old...so please stay tuned! <br />
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We noticed that, once our students learned how to work together, many of our quiet ones, had a voice! There also seemed to be less stress in the classroom learning, students were helping each other, and often, they were inspiring confidence, and encouragement for all to participate. Our students, began to understand their classmates strengths and weaknesses. They developed care, compassion and understanding for each other!<br />
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Allowing our students to work in small groups, turned our classroom into mini-workshops, full of excited voices and engaged students. You can view the following video clip, where we discuss the benefits of having our students' work in small groups and you can take a peek at a classroom in action. Please let us know what you think! Leave comments and/or feedback below. Thanks! <br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-27877829466230904052016-06-24T09:47:00.000-07:002016-06-25T08:41:49.201-07:00Reading Celebration - Castex 2016The students at our school enjoy reading a variety of books from '<a href="http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/Forest_of_Reading.aspx?hkey=e913abbb-1687-438d-bc68-64eda110aeb1">The Forest of Reading</a>' program. Each year the <a href="http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/About_the_Forest/OLA/Forest_of_Reading/About_the_Forest.aspx?hkey=1eb8d37c-613b-4111-a940-d1eee01979ed">Ontario Library Association </a>create a list of book titles that celebrate Canadian authors. Our school, purchases the books from the nominated list in the Blue Spruce and Silver Birch category. Throughout the school year, students read and share book reviews in a variety of ways; one on one with our volunteer extraordinaire, or with peers in their class.<br />
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At the end of the school year, we have a celebration of reading and invite community members to celebrate with us. <a href="http://www.scottcoopermusic.com/">Scott Cooper</a> is our favourite guest. He is a local musician, that likes to read the Forest of Reading books, and then he writes songs about them. How cool is that? Scott has entertained our students for the past couple of years, with his love for music and children's literature. Of course, the celebration would not be complete without a visit from the <a href="http://www.midlandlibrary.com/kidszone">Community Librarian.</a> She enjoys meeting the students and encourages them to join the library and to become a member of the <a href="http://www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca/">summer reading </a>program.<br />
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This reading program helps to foster a love of reading and generates a positive buzz for all books. Take a look at this <a href="https://animoto.com/play/YFQvBHlYU8pzwgm8AZS5aw">short clip, </a>enjoy! <a href="https://animoto.com/play/YFQvBHlYU8pzwgm8AZS5aw">Forest of Reading - Castex 2016</a></div>
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Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-79666198764252849972016-05-03T11:51:00.001-07:002016-05-03T11:51:16.450-07:00Natural Environment Take a look at this group of primary students as they look at "How people affect the natural environment?" <i> </i><br />
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<i> This resource comes from the <a href="http://www.oessta-teachers.ca/">OESSTA</a> website which has a bank of lessons, videos and resources to support the <a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sshg18curr2013.pdf">Social Studies, History and Geography</a> curriculum. </i>Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-12602314277073319132016-04-04T13:22:00.001-07:002016-04-04T13:41:20.427-07:00Curiosity and Teamwork Make the Perfect Recipe...Honoured to have our work highlighted on Teach Ontario's website. Check out the article and let us know what you think! Your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.teachontario.ca/welcome">Teach Ontario</a> website is an amazing resource for teachers. It's a great place to meet, share and learn. Try it out!<br />
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These students are learning how to use the iPad in an effective way. While many of the students are familiar with using the technology, it’s important for them to learn how to use it as a tool for learning. A point of interest for this class, is that their teacher does not own an iPad, had never used one and so, this was a huge learning curve for the teacher! <br />
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In this classroom, students work in small groups at centres, and they have learned to work independently. Creating the iPad centre required a bit of coaching but once the students became familiar with apps and expectation, they were able to complete work and share their learning.<br />
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To begin with, students were taught how to use the 'Explain Everything' app. The teacher modeled a lesson, with the whole class and gave them an anchor chart with easy steps to follow. <br />
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<a href="http://www.oessta-teachers.ca/">OESSTA</a> (Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers' Association) is working to provide resources and support for <a href="https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sshg18curr2013.pdf">Social Studies, History and Geography</a> teachers. A website has been developed and it is updated regularly - check it out <a href="http://www.oessta-teachers.ca/">here</a>. <br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-89130417215673727302015-08-28T13:59:00.000-07:002015-08-28T13:59:39.049-07:00Educators Learning Together About the Inquiry ProcessThe 8 videos that we created for the<a href="http://www.oessta-teachers.ca/"> OESSTA</a> website, are intended for groups of educators who wish to learn more about the inquiry-based approach to learning and teaching. You can find suggested discussion questions about the content for all of the videos <a href="http://oessta-teachers.ca/inquiry-process">here</a>.<br />
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The following is a video titled "<i>How Can I Start to Plan for Inquiry?</i>" Also, included in this post is a sample of the <a href="http://oessta-teachers.ca/inquiry-process">discussion questions</a> that are posted on the OESSTA website. This website is a great resource to use with educators wanting to learn together about how to implement the Social Studies, History & Geography curriculum, about the inquiry approach to teaching and much more!<br />
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How might you introduce the topic to students in a way that
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Using Social Studies as an example, what might be a central or
overarching inquiry question for that topic that takes into account Big
Ideas, Social Studies Thinking Concepts, Overall Expectations and
Spatial Skills? This would be a rich, divergent question with diverse
response possibilities worthy of investigating over time. It should be
something that frames the explorations at each station and is summarized
in the final stage of the inquiry. Ideally these come from the students
in the background portion of the two-week exploration. NOTE: Use the
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Brainstorm some related questions and mini-inquiries that spill out
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Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-77344447143397996762015-08-04T05:55:00.000-07:002017-08-14T08:23:49.141-07:00Setting up your Classroom SpaceAre you starting to think about your classroom space? Take a look at this video that was
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<li>What might teaching and learning look like?</li>
<li>When to move beyond a two-week exploration?</li>
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-60192049852190712762015-06-20T09:27:00.001-07:002015-06-20T09:38:50.391-07:00Students Join Twitter Chat! Check out the <a href="https://storify.com/Robitaille2011/critical-thinking-chat-558404085d8d1c964037d093">archived discussion</a> from an #ontsshg chat with Rashmee Karnad-Jani (@Ms_Karnad) and her students. It's about Critical Thinking and students with Individual Education Plans (IEP).<br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-21894867115913776032015-06-05T12:39:00.004-07:002015-06-20T09:35:46.722-07:00Knowledge BuildingOn June 4th, we had a twitter chat about 'Knowledge Building' with Heidi Siwak @heidisiwak, the guest facilitator. She asked us to look at the 12 Principals listed at <a href="http://learnteachlead.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Knowledge-Building-12-Principles1.pdf">http://learnteachlead.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Knowledge-Building-12-Principles1.pdf</a><br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-13404063118070139572015-03-31T17:26:00.000-07:002015-09-04T08:18:50.065-07:00It's All About The...Relationships We Build!Pete's brilliant idea of starting the year by having his students
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measurement and the list goes on! They were motivated, felt safe to
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In this grade 4/5 classroom, students are engaged and motivated to do work not only because it's an energized workshop environment, but because their teacher builds a safe and inclusive classroom. Pete takes time to get to know his students, he builds a positive relationship and by providing a hands on activities, he is able to observe the abilities and potential of each and every student. It's rare to see Pete sitting at his desk, instead he is sitting with students, listening in on groups or conferring with individuals. The relationships he builds in his classroom creates a positive climate where students feel like valued members and it promotes curiosity and interest. </div>
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-69504224670128125842015-02-28T18:45:00.000-08:002015-09-03T12:17:15.218-07:00It's All About The.......relationships we build in our classrooms!<br />
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One way to do that is to start the year with an amazing project/inquiry. In this grade 4/5 classroom students had the opportunity to build go-karts! This classroom turned into a workshop and let the students know that learning in this inquiry-based classroom would be different. Students responded immediately and couldn't wait to come to school everyday. Building go-karts in September helped to motivate and engage the students and it helped to build a community of learners. They quickly learned how to listen to each other, collaborate, problem solve and become critical thinkers. <br />
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Their teachers provided lots of books, showed pictures, showed video clips, read informational texts, provided fun learning activities that included mapping skills and following directions. The students were able to discover and learn about the life cycle of dinosaurs!<br />
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Once they found the eggs, the students had to take them to the water table to learn about melting ice and to discover what was inside the egg!<br />
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Hello teachers , I have included a variety of materials that support the teaching of Social Studies History and Geography focusing on the 2013 Revised Curriculum. There are a variety of professional learning opportunities available to you that will enhance your practice.</div>
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We have also completed most of our projects related to the roll out. They are posted on our temporarily on our blog <a href="http://oessta.blogspot.ca/">http://oessta.blogspot.ca/</a> Do visit and see what we have created. In addition our new website will be ready shortly. The main feature of the website will be a forum to promote sharing and collaboration. Please share with your colleagues.</div>
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<b>B) Connecting</b> with your colleagues across the province using twitter!<br />
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Teachers and administrators are invited to participate in the Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association (OESSTA) social media network to explore the New Revised SSHG on twitter @oessta1 using the hashtag <b>#ontsshg</b> for discussion. There will be a twitter chat on Thursday nights at 9:00-10:00 PM to discuss, share ideas and strategies. Hope you will follow!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(PLEASE CONSIDER facilitating (or co-facilitating) a #ontsshg Twitter chat on Thursday at 9pm - DM your email address to @Robitaille2011 - thank you)</span></div>
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<b>D) OTF Connects</b>… small, frequent doses of valuable PD designed to fit your needs and your schedule<br />
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The Ontario Teachers’ Federation cares about supporting your learning and is pleased to continue to offer OTF Connects. The OTF Connects program is online, ongoing support developed by teachers for teachers. A wide variety of session topics are available in the 2014-2015 calendar, including 21st Century Learning, Critical Thinking, Environmental Education, Financial Literacy and Violence Prevention.</div>
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“Inquiry-based teaching is an approach to instruction that begins with exploring curriculum content and providing a framework for the students to ask their own questions which builds interest and curiosity,” says Louise Robitaille, an elementary teacher in Midland.</div>
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Visit the inquiry website for more ideas at <a href="http://www.inquiry-based.com/">http://www.inquiry-based.com</a><br />
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Our classroom of grade two students, were very excited when their teachers introduced the idea of learning about the life cycle of a chicken. Their class would watch and care for eggs that would be in the incubator, those eggs would hatch and they would have baby chicks in their classroom. And so, the inquiry began! <br />
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Except, day 21 came and went, still no chicks! <b>WHAT HAPPENS WHEN.</b>..the eggs don't hatch! What would you do?<br />
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The chicks stayed at school for two days, every classroom came to visit the chicks. The grade two students shared their learning and observations. They started a survey, "What is your favourite name for a chick?" Just so you know, the name Fluffy, had the most votes. <br />
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On the night the chicks were going to be delivered to the farm, our students left the school, crying and talking about how they would miss the chicks. This inquiry will be an experience these children will never forget! Check out our '<a href="http://animoto.com/play/nzaT9ntqY5oQP0jZZSqesA">Animoto' movie here!</a><br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-70193999715409834222014-06-11T13:21:00.000-07:002014-08-13T08:48:49.673-07:00Importance of Sharing!One of the important pieces of the inquiry-approach to teaching and learning is the sharing part. No longer, does students' work sit on a teacher's desk waiting to be marked. Students are constantly sharing their work and we have noticed that the quality and the pride that our students show in their work have increased 100%. In <a href="http://inquiry-based.blogspot.ca/2014/06/busy-and-active-in-grade-one.html">the previous post</a>, we looked at the work that was being done in a grade one class. Below you will find photos of students sharing their finished product. <br />
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<br />Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-69876473762777677952014-06-08T10:40:00.003-07:002014-06-08T10:40:47.983-07:00Busy and Active in Grade One! Our Grade One teacher always organizes the day for active learning. Students are engaged, motivated and ready to learn in this classroom! Students have been learning about money and working in centres that were developed by the teacher for hands-on learning. The following are pictures of a Grade One classroom in action.<br />
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Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-31342861566865882272014-04-27T13:25:00.000-07:002014-04-27T13:25:49.992-07:00Twitter Hashtags
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professional discourse. The benefits of this tool as PD inspired me to start
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Social Studies/History & Geography (SSHG). Specifically, the chat was
created to have a professional dialogue around the implementation of <a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sshg.html">Ontario’s SSHGcurriculum</a> document September 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using
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meet on Twitter every second Thursday at 9:00pm with a variety of topics related to Social
Studies, History & Geography. This has opened up a whole new way of sharing,
not just with Ontario teachers but also with teachers from around the world. At
times, we’ve even teamed up with other professional discussions that are
connected to our topic and created the #inqsshg hashtag. In general, the use of
#ontsshg has provided educators with great discussions, ideas and resources
related to the document. Topics such as; the inquiry approach (which continues
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Louise Robitaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601003403750528830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532064961977573595.post-11005442312538608952014-03-22T10:16:00.002-07:002014-03-24T06:03:15.779-07:00Ancient Civilization Our grade 4/5 students are exploring Ancient Civilizations! To get started, we spent time building background knowledge. This of course, develops interest and curiosity for our topic. Pete modelled a lesson, teaching them how to skim for information. The students worked in groups, we provided reading material, gave them post-it notes to jot info, then gave them a chart paper to post their findings and their questions.<br />
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