inquiry-based learning

"[To enable teachers] to help their students expand their knowledge and skills ... Eileen Depka shares instructional practices ... Through example situations, templates, and suggested strategies, Depka illustrates how question design, specifically with help from Webb's Depth of Knowledge and Bloom's taxonomy, promotes students' higher-order thinking skills and deepens their engagement"--Provided by publisher.

Do ghosts show up in pictures? Spark kids' natural curiosity about paranormal creatures with an inquiry-based nonfiction approach to ghosts. Have you ever had a ghostly encounter? Maybe you've felt a sudden chill. The lights flickered or you heard a voice- but you're alone in the house. Spooky! What else could it be? Questions on appearance, behavior, and evidence lay out stats and facts to help the reader decide- are ghosts real? Simple infographics call out key data to support visual learning. A Stay Curious! feature models research skills and doubles as a mini media literacy lesson. Includes table of contents, glossary, and index. Perfect for curious kids in early elementary grades.

"Working on the foundation of Inquire and the domains of Think, Create, Share, and Grow, this book . . . [covers] . . . how inquiry aids in lifelong learning for the Learner and the Librarian, and how it creates a strong Library program"--Provided by publisher.

Collects fifty standards-based lessons for elementary grades that weave reading together with curriculum goals and inquiry-based learning.

Presents a comprehensive manual for organizing and implementing a Kids' Inquiry Conference, and includes descriptions of KIC classrooms, examples of student projects, twenty-six reproducible forms, flyers, and letters, and more.

Discusses a number of ways that businesses can learn to grow by asking the right questions.

"Provides readers with a strong understanding of the types of student inquiry and proposes a framework that best prepares both educators and learners for sharing the unpacking of curriculum in the classroom as they work together towards co-constructing a strong free inquiry unit. [Includes] ... illustrations for in-class use, examples of essential questions from a variety of disciplines, practical goals for making progress in adopting inquiry into your practice, and [more]"--Provided by publisher.

"Kagan Structures create a cooperative and caring class tone by putting students on the same side as they interact in pairs, small teams, and with classmates. Structures ensure every student is individually accountable so no one can hide and take a free ride. Structures create equal participation which means all students are engaged a much greater percent of the time"--Amazon.com.

"This groundbreaking book provides teachers with an accessible, research-based blueprint for developing student meta-cognitive skills and ensuring that students take responsibility for their own learning. The authors use the findings of cognitive scientists to highlight quality questioning behaviors and explain how to apply them for improved student outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.