3. 1 2 3 4 1 Concept 2 Conflict 3 Construct 4 Consider The PIT CLARITYCLARITY CONFUSIONCONFUSION www.sustained-success.com

12. Inquiry begins with the desire to understand. a question an issue a problem an idea a puzzlement a wondering “All men by nature desire to know.” - Aristotle

13. Beginning: What Matters? Inquiry needs a topic It begins with a meaningful (real) question, problem or issue. This question, problem or issue can be initiated by the teacher or by students. It requires a strong mapping to the appropriate curricula

14. Key Features of Inquiry Creating Knowledge – using or manipulating knowledge as in analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and evaluation, rather than only reproducing knowledge in previously stated forms. It involves idea improvement and ongoing feedback. Disciplined Inquiry – gaining in-depth understanding of limited topics, rather than superficial acquaintance with many, and using elaborated forms of communication to learn and to express one's conclusions. Value Beyond School – the production of discourse, products, and performances that have personal, aesthetic, or social significance beyond demonstration of success to a teacher.

15. From context to concept e.g. poverty / creativity Have a go - write a question for the creativity unit of study e.g. Poverty - What determines wealth and poverty? or How does poverty impact lives? What might be a good question for your inquiry next term? How can you make questions rich and fertile so that learning and understanding are rich and deep?

16. undermining open connected rich charged practical A Fertile Question is... Leads to an expansive answer Digs into my beliefs / challenges me Is relevant and authentic Will lead to a wealth of new ideas Will be absorbing and consuming Is manageable and can be resourced Ref: Yoram Harpaz & Adam Lefstein - Fertile Questions http://www.learningtolearn.sa.edu.au/Colleagues/pages/default/harpaz/?reFlag=1 How well am I teaching for the 21 st century?

18. 2009 Theme: "Citizenship is Everyone's Responsibility!” 2008 Theme: "Local, global and connected!” 2007 Theme: "The future starts now!” 2006 Theme: "This is our world and we are responsible for it!"

20. Curriculum themes Well Being and Leisure Change Interaction Sustainability New life That's Life Energy Life is for Living Innovation and Creativity Power Do all eyes see the same thing? My world, your world, our world

21. Inquiry Examples from Galileo http://www.galileo.org/tips/inquiry.html#Hum1