- Inquiry doesn't have to be this BIG thing or even a project, it can be everyday with our questions.
- There is a misconception that teachers believe there needs to be this huge end product when really it can simply be talking with peers or family members about the learning taking place in classrooms.
- Allowing students to investigate instead of telling them everything WE think they should know. Let them ask, and then ask some more.
- The four phases are really words teachers should know when planning: Immersion, Investigate, Coalesce, Share
- It's not about WHAT they are learning so much but the HOW they are learning it.
Students will be able to identify genres within nonfiction writing: how to/procedural, biography, nonfiction narrative, informative/explanatory, and persuasive.
Students and teachers will seek authentic audiences for student writing.
Teachers will work within grade level teams to rework existing nonfiction writing units into project learning experiences.
Students and teachers will seek authentic audiences for student writing.
Teachers will work within grade level teams to rework existing nonfiction writing units into project learning experiences.
MONITOR:
NWEA BEnchmark targets:
80% of the student body will be at the 65th percentile or above on spring NWEA assessment.
85% of the staff will achieve effective or highly effective ratings on SLO measures as compared to NWEA RIT growth achievement.