1. Statement of Inquiry

2. Presentation objectives understand how to formulate a statement of inquiry be able to reflect on how a student´s inquiry into a unit can be enhanced through using more than one question be able to analyse and evaluate the relationship between the statement of inquiry and the summative assessment task in the unit planner.

3. Reflect: What does inquiry look like, feel like or sound like? Extracts: Grotzer. The Keys to Inquiry. Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.The Keys to Inquiry

4. The statement of inquiry: is a sentence which synthesizes the key concept, one or more related concepts, and the context considered for the unit; transfers through time and across cultures can provide universal understandings is unpacked through a series of inquiry questions is directly tied to the summative assessment.

5. The background: Inquiry questions After the statement of inquiry let us know about the inquiry questions. A teacher may choose 3–5 inquiry questions which explore the statement of inquiry in order to ensure adequate conceptual depth from the inquiry. Students are encouraged to develop their own questions in order to satisfy curiosity. The inquiry questions: shape and scope a unit of study promote student-initiated inquiries satisfy curiosity and deepen understanding scaffold objectives that students should strive to achieve can be of three types: factual, conceptual and debatable.

6. FactualCan use starters “What...” or “Which....” Open questions which you might Google but find many variations in your answers Eg: Which methods did Da Vinci use to protect his work? ConceptualCan use starters “How....” or “Why...” Open-ended questions which unpack a concept or a relationship between concepts Eg: Why is creativity and innovation important? Debatable/ provocative Can use starters “Do...” or “Is....” Debatable questions provoke discussion Eg: Is creativity a sign of madness or genius? Hints for designing inquiry questions:

7. Example FactualWhat factors led European nations to seek for colonies between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries? ConceptualWhy are nations concerned with power? Debatable/ provocative (To what extent) Does the growth of some nations depend on the lack of growth of others?

8. Example of statement of inquiry and inquiry questions

9. Key concept : Relationships Related concepts : pattern, innovation Statement of Inquiry : Patterns are relationships that result in innovative design. Line of inquiry: Students will discover the idea of innovation in patterns. How is the idea of innovative design explained? Line of inquiry: Students will explore how patterns are mathematical. How are patterns formed? Line of inquiry: Students will examine the geometrical relationships between innovation and pattern by creating generalizations. To what extent are innovation and pattern related, if at all?

10. Unit planner example: To Kill a Mockingbird

11. new unit planner format Statement of inquiry + Inquiry Questions Key Concept Related Concept(s) Global Context

12. Finally, link the inquiry to the Summative Assessment for this unit