1. Learning Through Inquiry: A workshop by Kathy Short

2. International Literature

3. Kathy’s Inquiry Cycle

4. Literature Personal Inquiry
*Parents can help with this as expert readers!

5. What did we take away??? stance
Units are not just ‘Units of Inquiry’; inquiry is a stance
Big idea – conceptual, essence of the unit. Topics are used as a vehicle for developing conceptual understanding.
Planner is a prediction of possibilities
Connections – personal, conceptual and explicit
Summative assessment should focus on concept and can be simple and informal