Thanks to the Full-Day Kindergarten Program Document and the new Social Studies Curriculum, teachers from all grade levels and subject areas are embracing inquiry. What does inquiry look like in the classroom? How can you harness the power of technology to improve the inquiry experience? What are some specific tools that support inquiry in the classroom? Find out more about this technological twist on inquiry!
Audience: K-6
Resources:
- Aviva’s blog, The Daily Shoot (daily catalogue of sharing)
- Various authors write about Inquiry: Evolving Perspectives, Guided Reading, Assessing the process, Down the Inquiry Rabbit Hole, Questions are Central, Inquiry through Shannen’s Dream,
- Sample inquiry activities: murder mystery, human body
- Student work samples, assessing the process through blogging
- #radio4learning: 105theHive
- Looking for software? Checkout Ministry-licensed OSAPAC software!
- Tools & Apps that support inquiry: Storify, PicCollage, iMovie, Pinterest (Aviva’s Pinterest), WordQ, iWordQ (app), Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Dictation (app),
- Ministry documents: Growing Success, Capacity Building Series – Inquiry-Based Learning, Getting Started with Student Inquiry
- EduGains – full list of Capacity Building Series
- Book sources: Comprehension & Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action, Role Reversal, Natural Curiosity
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About the presenter: 
Aviva is a Grade 5 teacher at Ancaster Meadow School in Ancaster, Ontario. This is her 13th year teaching, and she taught Kindergarten for 8 years before moving to Grade 1, Grades 1/2, Grade 6, and now Grade 5. Aviva was one of the recent recipients of the Prime Minister’s Award For Teaching Excellence. She’s passionate about using creativity and technology to meet the varied needs of her learners. Aviva lives by her mantra: If they can’t learn the way you teach, teach the way they learn!