1. Inquiry-based Lessons
Day 2: 2/ 3 hour classes

2. Housekeeping
Sign in, handouts
Short break, no dinner
Pick up laptop and camera case
Comments or Concerns to share…

3. Last week…
Inquiry – based learning
Enduring understandings derived from state standards connected ideas
This week…
Using enduring understandings to develop essential questions
Using essential questions to focus learning rich in content standards and 21st century skills
Looking at how to develop a constructivist lesson plan with essential questions and guided inquiry

4. Essential Question:
How are essential questions use to drive inquiry based lessons with students?

5. Activity 1… Defining Essential Questions
Directions:
In groups of 3 or 4…
Divide up websites listed and for 15 minutes, research the idea of essential questions
In 15 minutes, come back to table and write a definition of “essential question”
On the top of chart paper
hang up chart
Gallery walk and discussion

6. Defining and Designing Essential Questions
MathStar. Essential Questions. New Mexico State University College of Education..
McKenzie, J. (1996). Framing Essential Questions. From Now On, 6(1).
Clifford, P. & Friesen, S. Creating Essential Questions. Galileo Educational Network.

7. Activity 2: Is this Essential?
Directions:
In the same groups…
Cut out cards (sorry )
Sort into 3 groups

8. Essential not-essential unsure
As a group, chose 1 that you have identified as essential and write what an enduring understanding might be for it. What generalized real life knowledge would you want kids to know?
Make a list of the things you teach in any subject area that might reflect that enduring understanding

9. Read middle of page 15.
How might the use of enduring understanding and essential questions be useful in your classroom?

10. Critical Content and Transferrable Tools
What’s Do We Need to Learn, What Must We Know, And What should we Apply?
Critical Content and Transferrable Tools

11. Count off by 2’s… All- Read Planning Tools
1. Critical Content 2. Transferable Skills
*Read *Read 16-mid 18
All- Read Planning Tools
Define on your chart paper together and share thoughts with whole group

12. Planning Tools Constructivist Lesson Plan Form Figure 5 on pg 19
Example on the table
Part of your portfolio – due year 2

13. Start to develop an inquiry based lesson with something you teach
Pick a VERY broad topic
Create an enduring Understanding
Write an Essential Question
List what is Critical Content
List what we will transferable skills
Predict what will be non-critical content
This will be used again to develop a constructivist lesson plan so chose wisely and save to your emints folder
Use your notes, museum lesson plan, and figure 5 for help

14. Closing:
Share a thought about tonight