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Integrating inquiry across the curriculum / edited by Richard H. Audet, Linda K. Jordan.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2005.Description: xx, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1412906164
  • 9781412906166
  • 1412906172
  • 9781412906173
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 1027.23 .I58 2005
Contents:
Inquiry: a continuum of ideas, issues, and practices / Richard H. Audet -- Social studies and geography: beyond rote memorization / Alan Canestrari -- Science inquiry: is there any other way? / Linda K. Jordan -- History: uncovering the past through inquiry / Kathleen Anderson Steeves -- Mathematics: developing curious students / Jenny Tsankova, Galina Dobrynina -- Language arts: explore, create, discover through inquiry / Jane S. Townsend -- Curriculum integration: capitalizing on student inquiry / Richard H. Audet -- Assessment in the inquiry classroom: asking the right questions / David White, Patricia Fitzsimmons -- Inquiry learning and special education students: rejecting instruction that disables / Bruce Marlowe, Marilyn Page -- Inquiry-based instruction for English learners: ten essential elements / Fred Dobb -- Museum experiences that support classroom inquiry and teacher professional development / Linda S. Shore.
Summary: This edited work looks at how the concept of inquiry-based learning can be applied to all subject areas. Inquiry learning is similar to many other popular forms of curriculum and instruction, including student-centered and activity-based. Covering History, Social Studies, Geography, Mathematics, English, Language Arts, and Special Education, this practitioner-friendly book includes tools, strategies, sample lesson plans and assessment strategies. In addition, the chapters are aligned with the content standards in each subject area.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inquiry: a continuum of ideas, issues, and practices / Richard H. Audet -- Social studies and geography: beyond rote memorization / Alan Canestrari -- Science inquiry: is there any other way? / Linda K. Jordan -- History: uncovering the past through inquiry / Kathleen Anderson Steeves -- Mathematics: developing curious students / Jenny Tsankova, Galina Dobrynina -- Language arts: explore, create, discover through inquiry / Jane S. Townsend -- Curriculum integration: capitalizing on student inquiry / Richard H. Audet -- Assessment in the inquiry classroom: asking the right questions / David White, Patricia Fitzsimmons -- Inquiry learning and special education students: rejecting instruction that disables / Bruce Marlowe, Marilyn Page -- Inquiry-based instruction for English learners: ten essential elements / Fred Dobb -- Museum experiences that support classroom inquiry and teacher professional development / Linda S. Shore.

This edited work looks at how the concept of inquiry-based learning can be applied to all subject areas. Inquiry learning is similar to many other popular forms of curriculum and instruction, including student-centered and activity-based. Covering History, Social Studies, Geography, Mathematics, English, Language Arts, and Special Education, this practitioner-friendly book includes tools, strategies, sample lesson plans and assessment strategies. In addition, the chapters are aligned with the content standards in each subject area.

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