Inquiry

Driving Inquiry is a crucial task for 21st Century teachers! Here are some ways to beef up something already in your comfort zone with a sprinkling of newness!

I love this idea of moving from the old school KWL to the better KWHL or the best, KWHLQA. Check it out!

** Suggestions were accessed from via my Twitter feed: ** http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/07/21/upgrade-your-kwl-chart-to-the-21st-century/

**H** – ** How ** will we find out the answers to our questions? Students need to think about what resources are available to help them find the answers.
 * HOW can we find the answers to these questions?
 * HOW can we find out what we want to learn?
 * HOW did the learning take place?
 * HOW can we learn more?
 * HOW will we find the information?

Here is a KWHL template you can use:

__**To make it even more 21st Century, take KWHL to a higher level with KWHLQA:**__

**A** – What ** action ** will we take? This is another way of asking how students are applying what they have learned. Action is one of the 5 essential elements of the PYP and it is an expectation of the PYP that inquiry will lead to responsible action initiated by students as a result of the learning process.

**Q** – What new ** questions ** do we have? At the end of a unit of inquiry there should be time to reflect on whether we have successfully addressed our initial questions and whether we have come with with other questions. Actually, if the unit is successful I believe there should be more questions – we should not be “done” with learning.

