My Reflection : Inquiry Based Learning

1. Upon reflection; though as a Montessori teacher I am trained in following the child/personalizing  learning to their potential this IB pedagogy course has synthesized my learning so that going forward I would strive to support students with IBL by:
-using an inquiry mindset that through a hook;spark;scenarios attempts to add more internal motivation  to their learning and with big concept /essential questions in mind guide students as needed but allowing them  think time and as much as possible to come up with the big questions/problems themselves
-continually ask throughout the process; self reflective questions to students; What have you learned differently this time? how has your opinion/point of view changed now? why do you feel that way?

-allow for self assessment throughout the inquiry process and model it openly how I'm using my new learning. to improve myself and understand my self as a learner as we all have our learning styles/strengths.Share examples of self assessment charts/rubrics with teachers to use.

 Let students know that I am a co creator in constructing higher order thinking/questions and together we are co teachers(which occurs naturally with the mixed ages in Montessori with peers) charts/rubrics with teachers to use.

- I will collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind the collaborative scale in order to promote IBL and email articles and be of assistance in class with multi literacy skills (information.digital,scientific, critical, visual ) in  best format selections of information based on differential needs/perspectives such as First Nations/LGBQ. Teaching for bias,authenticity,currency and search sites for credibility;hoax sites) giving students the ability to be critical democratic thinkers that can assess critically among diverse points of views and do not take information at a superficial level without thought.

-  selection of resources based on how they meet the IB reading/learning process and age levels(,hook,investigative,construct; reflection etc) and striving to access best format fits(audio.digital.hard copy; visuals; primary etc)


Inquiry is an all encompassing mindset that this course has really emphasized to me that its key to initially design/redesign as needed  from beginning to end of the non linear process and  I would be available to assist teachers who would like to add more inquiry into their units. Inquiry is an ongoing non linear process and learning to adapt to this mindset takes the same understanding so I would hope to be of assistance in teachers feeling more comfortable in designing/ redesigning for inquiry. To assist with this I would provide the variety of frameworks beside the BC curriculum points of inquiry as well as the concept based frameworks such as place based Inquiry; discrepant events and historical thinking.
 Going forward I will keep and display/explain the 5 points of inquiry framework in mind and kulthaus affective stages to support students in the process emotionally.

I feel that I have gained understanding/application of my 3 learning objectives. I have learned in this course  that its all about keeping the cycling of questioning/answering going deeper each time as I gain deeper learning(blooms taxonomy) while also learning from diverse points of views and keeping the excitement for learning/ asking and answering in order to inquire more and all the time modeling to students aloud the inquiry process which involves no silly questions with reflection/assessment all along the way.