Inquiry Based Learning and the New Curriculum

Cultivators of Curiosity: Teaching Strategies for the 21st Century

INQUIRY BASED LEARNING: A METHOD AND STRATEGY FOR OUR 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

How does it work? What are the benefits?

* Students need practice on how to think critically

*opportunities to sound opinions and discuss intelligently

*understand the difference between fact and opinion

*learn how to listen to others and to respect others thoughts, ideas and opinions

*Student Centered/ Learners are presented with problems or isssues to be explored and solved

*should be sensitive to learners experiential backgrounds

TEACHER LED INQUIRY BASED LEARNING

*The teacher or educator plays a role as a question asker not an answerer

*The teacher interacts with the students as a facilitator and guide

*Teacher can link the content to to issues themes and problems

PROCESSES OF INQUIRY

HOW DOES IT WORK BEST?

*OBSERVING

*CLASSIFYING

*PREDICTING

*INFERRING

*INTERPRETING DATA

*EXPERIMENTING

*COMMUNICATING

*QUESTIONING

*STUDENTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN GROUPS OR PAIRS

*STUDENTS SHARE INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER AND AS A CLASS

*IT HELPS TO CHOOSE TOPICS THAT ARE OF REAL INTEREST TO THE STUDENTS

* HOW THEY CAN MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND WHAT THEY ARE ANALYZING

THE ULTIMATE GOAL? TO HAVE THE STUDENTS QUESTION IDEAS, CONCEPTS, AND OPINIONS ON THEIR OWN- THESE ARE THE SEEDS TO REAL STUDENT LEARNING!

LESLIE FURNESS

VISUAL/SCENIC ARTIST

OCT CERTIFIED ART AND ENGLISH EDUCATOR

3 RULES OF ACTIVE STUDENT LEARNING

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: What is it?

THE ACTUAL LIVING THROUGH OF AN EVENT OR EVENTS

*THE LEARNER IS DIRECTLY IN TOUCH WITH REAL THINGS AND PEOPLE OR IS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES THAT SIMULATE REAL ACTIVITIES

*THE PROCESS IS LEARNER CENTERED AND ACTIVITY ORIENTATED

HOW DO THE STUDENTS BENEFIT?

*STUDENTS HAVE SELF-CONTROL OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

*THEY MAKE MORE REALY CONNECTIONS TO THE CONTENT WHEN IT HAS PERSONAL MEANING

*FEELINGS, ATTITUDES, VALUES AND EXPERIENCES ARE CRITICAL TO STUDENT LEARNING

EXAMPLE: FIELD TRIP

DURING MY PRACTICE TEACHING I TOOK A GRADE 12, ALL FEMALE, SCULPTURE CLASS FROM SIR JOHN A MACDONALD SECONDARY SCHOOL TO THE MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART TO VIEW THE 2102 GRADUATING CLASS "SUMMA SHOW" ...

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING STRATEGIES

*GAMES

*MANIPULATING SYMBOLIC OBJECTS

*MAKING A MODEL

*CREATING AN ART OBJECT

*ROLE PLAYING

*IMPROVISATION

*SIMULATION

*FIELD PROJECT

*FIELD INTERVIEW

*FIELD OBSERVATION

*FIELD TRIP

*WORK EXPERIENCE

MY STORY

1. CURIOSITY COMES FIRST- QUESTIONS ARE THE WINDOWS TO LEARNING

2. EMBRACE THE MESS- TRIAL AND ERROR IS ESSENTIAL TO INQUIRY AND EXPERIENCE

3. PRACTICE REFLECTION- THIS IS CRITICAL TO THE APPLICATION OF LEARNING

I was an inquistitive and creative individual.

I struggled in school as a visual and spatial learner.

I fell in love with the arts specifically visual arts and theatre arts.

I left home at 17 to study Technical Theatre at Niagara College in Welland, On

I graduated with a 2 year diploma in Theatre Arts- specializing in Scenery Painting

THE REALITY

I AM ONE OF 9000 NEWLY GRADUATED TEACHERS IN ONTARIO

OVER 3000 NEW TEACHERS ARE ENTERING CANADA PER YEAR FROM OTHER COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO FIND WORK

WHAT CAN A NEW TEACHER DO TO GET AHEAD??

I spent 25 years honing my skills as a scenic and visual artist, in the theatre, film and televsion sectors

4 years ago, I left the workforce in order to fulfill a lifelong goal in higher education- I graduated from McMaster University with an Honors Degree in Fine Art, 2012

In 2013 I was accepted to Brock University's Teacher Education Program- I graduated in May of this year- My teachable subjects are Art and English, grades 7 to 12

VOLUNTEER AT A SCHOOL

FIND A PART-TIME JOB

GO BACK TO THE JOB YOU HAD BEFORE / TRAVEL ABROAD FOR WORK

CHANGE CAREER GOAL

WHAT AM I DOING????

THE REVISED CURRICULUM: GOALS?

*THE ARTS CURRICULUM WAS REVISED IN 2009 FOR THE 2010 SCHOOL YEAR

*ITS GOALS ARE THIS:

-SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY LEARNING

-GIVING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE PROGRAMS THAT SUIT THEIR SKILLS AND INTERESTS

-A BROADER RANGE OF LEARNING OPTIONS OUTSIDE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

*WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO BETTER CUSTOMIZE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THEIR PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE

VOLUNTEERING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS IN HAMILTON- IN BOTH THE VISUAL ART AND THEATRE ART DEPARTMENTS

CONTINUING MY ART PRACTICE- CURRENTLY PART OF LISTER ARTS GALLERY IN THE LISTER BUILDING ON JAMES ST. N

SPEAKING AT VENUES LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO KEEP INVOLVED AND CONNECTED IN THE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

STILL WORKING IN MY PAST PROFESSION AS A SCENIC ARTIST

SOURCES

* 2010 ONTARIO CURRICULUM GRADES 9 AND 10: THE ARTS

* HELLMUT R. LANG, DAVID N. EVANS: MODELS, STRATEGIES, AND METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING, 2006