1. Inquiry-Based Learning Process and The Big6
A Presentation for Middle school teachers
By Sheila DeLattre-Carter
Sherry Woolam
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2. Crucial Skills for the 21st Century Learner
Inquiry-Based Learning Process
What is inquiry-based learning?
What are the benefits of the inquiry-based process?
How do you apply inquiry-based learning?

3. What is inquiry-based learning?
A process that teaches research skills in any subject or content area
Promotes critical thinking skills
Information gathering process related to life
Students work cooperatively in groups to solve problems and answer questions
(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32)

4. The Benefits of Inquiry Learning
Encourages cooperative learning
Takes one project through major content areas
Caters to different learning styles
Multiple-intelligence friendly
(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32)

5. Applying Inquiry-Based Learning
The Six Step Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Collecting and Crediting
Organizing
Synthesizing
Communicating
(Carnesi and DiGiorgio 32-36)

6. Step 1: Questioning
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7. Step 2: Planning Students devise a plan or schedule
Students gather resources for project
Review and revise plan
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8. Step 3: Collecting and Crediting
Students collect information
Document information
Cite their sources
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9. Step 4: Organizing Graphic organizers are a must
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10. Step 5: Synthesizing Completing the final product
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11. Step 6: Communicating The art of presenting Addressing your audience
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12. The Inquiry Process
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13. Six Step Inquiry Process in Action, Part 1
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14. Six Step Inquiry Process in Action, Part 2
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15. Inquiry Process in Action
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16. Role of the SLMS
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17. Conventional vs. Inquiry-Focused
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18. Works Cited
American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 21st Century in Action. Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, Print. Carnesi, Sabrina and Karen DiGiorgio. 2009, March. “Teaching the Inquiry Process to 21st Century Learners.” Library Media Connection, 27(5), Accessed 29 September 2009 from Academic Search Complete. Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina “Moving from Rote to Inquiry: Creating Learning That Counts.” Library Media Connection, 23(2),

19. Useful Web Sites
Big6 Method: EasyBib: Exploratree by FutureLab: InfoPlease.com: NoteStar: ReadWriteThink: Teacher Tap (Web quest creation tool): TeAchnology: ThinkQuest: ThinkTank: Webquest.Org: Wordle.net: