The artifact that I chose to reflect goal #6 (Outline the process of inquiry learning in Social Studies) is from a guest lecture we had on July 8th with Kyra Keplin in my EDCI 414 course. In this lecture, Kyra was able to share with our class her experience of teaching using the Inquiry processes. During this lecture, we were able to conduct an inquiry based activity that I feel represents some of the pivotal components of Inquiry and which I wanted to share as the artifact for this goal. Continue reading “Goal 6: Outline the process of inquiry learning in Social Studies”
Reflection 7: Inquiry and Project-Based Learning
Our cohort was lucky enough to have a guest lecture on inquiry based learning recently presented by Trevor MacKenzie. After this lecture I found myself thinking of different ways to incorporate inquiry based learning in primary classrooms and the benefits that this could bring to students.
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One Stitch at a Time
Knitting a garment takes time. Often a project bag ends up being left alone with a lonely half started project waiting to be picked back up. Often the project is left there till the pile up of school and life subsides enough to then pick up the deserted bag to again be knit. Continue reading “One Stitch at a Time”
Introduction: Learning to Knit a Cardigan
As a free inquiry, I will be documenting my journey of learning to knit a cardigan. I have been a knitter for many years, but have only started learning to knit garments in the past few years. Each garment and pattern comes with its own set of skills to learn. Here I will be sharing the process of knitting a cardigan from the beginning.
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