Guided Inquiry Michelle Orton Leisha Larson Chris Barrett

Guided Inquiry Michelle Orton Leisha Larson Chris Barrett Mindy Durr

What is Guided Inquiry? Guided Inquiry is "carefully planned, closely supervised targeted intervention of an instructional team of school librarians and teachers to guide students through curriculum based inquiry units that gradually lead towards independent learning. " (Kuhglthau, Maniotes, & Caspari, 2007)

Inquiry “Divergent thinking is encouraged and nurtured as students recognize that questions often have more than one “good” or “correct” answer. (Last. Berezowski, 2009)

The Process of Guided Learning 5 E’s of guided learning Engage Evaluate Elaborate Explore Explain (Kuhglthau, Maniotes, & Caspari, 2007)

Benefits Teachers Students Parents

Videos Inquiries in Science®: Hands-on Science Learning for High School http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ok. Z 7 Pu. Oa 0 VA

Concerns Ø Careful planning Ø Close supervision Ø Ongoing assessments Ø Targeted intervention Ø More content knowledge Ø Lesson plan length (Kuhglthau, Maniotes, & Caspari, 2007)

Summary Guided inquiry works.

Works Cited Brooks, N. (2002, January 12). Codys science education zone. Retrieved from http: //tlc. ousd. k 12. ca. us/~acody/index. html Kuhglthau, C. C. , Maniotes, L. K. , & Caspari, A. K. (2007). Guided Inquiry: learning in the 21 st century. Retrieved from cissl. rutgers. edu/guided_inquiry Last. Berezowski, K. (2009). Instructional strategies online. Retrieved from http: //olc. spsd. sk. ca/de/pd/instr/index. html