Threads of Inquiry
I love that I am still inquiring into inquiry! This post is based on something that Kath Murdoch shared with staff at the International School of Paris last week and that sparked a new pathway in my own journey of inquiry. It's always fascinating and insightful to go beyond thinking about inquiry to engage actively in the process of inquiry to deepen learning. Discussing possible starting points for inquiry, Kath gave two quite different examples. 1. A starting point that could go off in any number of unknown directions 2. Introducing an authentic project or action that will take place in the future to frame an inquiry Making connections to these different approaches, I recognised so many examples of the first proposal. Through reflection, I realised I actually use the second approach quite often in Kindergarten, often using the word "challenge" to promote playful learning. It was then I became curious about the "elements" or characteristics of inquiry tha...