Inquiry Term 3

Kia Ora,
Inquiry Learning has taken a different turn this term at Taitoko School. The whole school is working towards a preformance at the end of the term. Most teachers are using Guided Inquiry to help with this.

A big thanks to Jan Thomas who ran a staff meeting about Inquiry Learning, this gave many of us a refresher and a clear direction of where we are heading. I am looking forward to creating an Inquiry team, this will provide a great forum for discussion about the Inquiry Process at our school.

Where we, as staff are at with Inquiry?

Wow, as the lead teacher I am very pleased with Taitoko School teachers and their first reflection on the blog. They have been very interesting to read. Hey,thanks heaps for making the effort and committment to blogging about inquiry.

Lead teacher Anna

I would like to welcome Anna Chapman who is our new Lead teacher at Taitoko School. Anna is teaching in the senior school and will help provide support with inquiry learning.

Trevor Bond

Wow, what a great day. Trevor had us thinking on our feet all day. Questioning what we are doing and why we are doing it. I went away from the session with one major focus. Should we or should we not start our inquiry with a task??

Ulearn 2008

Michael Pohl Term 3 2008

What a fantastic day. He is a very interesting and motivating character to listen to. He makes you THINK! What is the thinking classroom and how can it be achieved?

He believes that if you teach thinking you are doing the Key Competencies.
His model is Caring thinking, Critical thinking and Creative thinking. He acknowledges that this is not the only model but one he believes in and has used.

His ideas around keeping your thinking curriculum simple made sense to us. Teaching particular thinking tools at particular levels is essential. Teach something and do it well. Make it (Desirable Manageable and Achievable).

Muritai School Term 3 2008