by Victoria · Published December 3, 2020
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I was involved in a podcast project called “After the Pandemic: Writing the Stories of the Future”. The aim of the project was to stimulate 8th grade students’ critical thinking about the...
by Victoria · Published November 4, 2020
Mindfulness is a relatively novel concept that has gained a lot of attention over the past few years. It was first introduced in 1979 as a medical intervention at the University of Massachusetts. Mindfulness is a meditative technique where your...
by Victoria · Published October 28, 2020
I am currently involved in a podcast project called “After the Pandemic: Writing the Stories of the Future”. The aim of the project is to stimulate 8th grade students’ critical thinking. They will do this by thinking about the future...
by Victoria · Published October 22, 2020
Inquiry-based learning is an amazing way to get students excited, motivated, and engaged in their learning. It provides the basis for which teachers can assess the progression of soft skills such as teamwork, responsibility, and initiative. However, implementing a successful...
by Victoria · Published October 15, 2020
I recently stumbled upon the concept of scenario-based learning a while back when I was trying to think of ways to immerse students in a “future reality” type of scenario. I was also trying to come up with a way...
by Victoria · Published October 12, 2020
Sometimes the trickiest part about beginning an inquiry unit is developing deep, high-quality inquiry questions with your students. Especially if students haven’t been exposed to inquiry learning before, it can be a challenge to get them to understand the value...
by Victoria · Published September 15, 2020 · Last modified December 28, 2020
Something I struggled with in school was the idea that events could occur in different places at the same time. For example, I had no idea that while the Black Death ravaged Europe, the Incas were flourishing in Peru; or...
by Victoria · Published September 8, 2020
There are many characteristics of inquiry learning that appeal to students with Aspergers. For instance, having the freedom to narrow in on a subject that interests them and create a meaningful project about it would certainly sound appealing. However, there...
by Victoria · Published August 27, 2020 · Last modified September 4, 2020
Conflict and disagreement are a part of classroom life. In the inquiry classroom there is a heavy focus on giving students space to follow their own questions and wonderings. However, since every student has different interests and ways of doing...
by Victoria · Published August 20, 2020 · Last modified September 4, 2020
Nature journals are recorded observations of things you see while in nature. They may include sketches of things like animals, trees, clouds, or flowers. It may also include smaller objects such as insects, leaves, twigs, or nuts and seeds. There are no rules with nature journals…
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