New+Curriculum+and+Inquiry

New Curriculum There are a number of great resources available to support the implementation of the new curriculum. Your first stop should be to the New Curriculum website on TKI. On this site you will find: [|The New Zealand Curriculum] [|Implementation project overview] [|Implementation resources] [|Implementation packs for schools] [|New notices] [|Support for schools] [|Digital stories] [|Student views] [|Parents, caregivers, and whānau] [|Frequently asked questions (FAQ)] [|References] [|Links to Ministry strategies]

CORE Education also have a wiki set up around the theme of Curriculum for when they run workshops. Home Reflective Activity Based on the 12 Components Story The 12 Components 14 Factors The 12 Components and 14 Factors Compared Vision, Principles & Values Effective Pedagogy Key Competencies Learning Areas Curriculum Design Where to Now
 * 5 Areas of Curriculum**
 * Reflection**

Inquiry Here are some resources I have gathered together on inquiry teaching. Please add your own. //"Inquiry is a dynamic process of being open to wonder and puzzlement and coming to know and understand the world. As such, it is a stance that pervades all aspects of life and is essential to the way in which knowledge is created. Inquiry is based on the belief that understanding is constructed in the process of people working and conversing together as they pose and solve the problems, make discoveries and rigorously testing the discoveries that arise in the course of shared activity." //    //Galileo Website// //"Inquiry is a dynamic approach to learning that involves exploring the world, asking questions, making discoveries, and rigorously testing those discoveries in the search for new understanding. However, inquiry is a tough concept to pin down. It is complex, multifaceted, and looks different in different classrooms and contexts." //     <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(242, 28, 28)"><span style="color: rgb(212, 24, 17)">//I nquiry Learning Forum website // <span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)">Kath Murdoch and Inquiry [|Department of Education - Tasmania] This site has a great summary of the Inquiry Approach that includes examples of units, planning, planning formats, ideas, etc. This site is well worth a look and keeping for future reference. The Tasmanian education reforms are following along very similar lines to those in NZ. This site is from the Tasmanian equivalent of our MoE and has good summaries of a lot of things that are useful to inform our developments as well.
 * An Explanation of Kath Murdoch's Model and supporting resources**

What makes a good inquiry unit - according to Kath Murdoch ([|from Greg Carrol's blog])
Kath Murdoch, whose Inquiry Model has been adopted, adapted and modified by many schools and ICT PD Clusters as part of their programme/s has been interviewed by the Curriculum Corporation in Australia. This [|short and simple article] gives a good summary of what she considers are the key components of a good Inquiry Unit. A number of reflective questions are posed that are good prompts to think about when planning a quality Inquiry (or I would argue ANY) unit. There is also [|a great article] about Student Independent Learning from Kath Murdoch and Jeni Wilson. Jane Nichols attended a workshop with Kath Murdoch and wrote two detailed and useful blog entries about inquiry - [|Part One] and [|Part Two]
 * Focus on big ideas
 * Shared purpose and engagement
 * gathering information from direct experience ...
 * learning is purposeful

<span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)">Sharon Frieson and Inquiry Sharon Frieson is the head of the Galileo Foundation in Canada which is known for the strength of its inquiry approach. She ran a post-conference workshop after ULearn last year that was brilliant. She has [|a wiki] set up with all the resources for her workshop including inquiry assessment rubrics, her powerpoint presentation and a host of other useful bits and pieces.

<span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)">Inquiry Links [|Concept to Classroom] This website is packed with information about inquiry learning and well worth a read. [|The Inquiry Page] Another useful site about inquiry with general information and a look at the importance of dialogue [|Connect: Inquiry Learning] A website that looks at how six different teachers work with inquiry. It looks at how to facilitate it and the power of questioning. [|Galileo Educational Network Association] Very well known for their work in inquiry. An excellent site to get information about inquiry. [|Inquiry in Science] This e-book has a lot of good information on the inquiry process in relation to science. [|Southbridge School] This school in New Zealand is known for having an excellent inquiry model. Here is a link to their website where they explain their approach to inquiry.

Jan-Marie Kellow's website which has information and links relating to inquiry and to how ICT supports inquiry.
<span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)"> <span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)">Inquiry Downloads This Powerpoint was presented at Learning@School by Jan-Marie Kellow and is all about using ICT for inquiry. [|UlearnInquiryICTEfellowNoteswb2.ppt]

<span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(18, 130, 181)">Inquiry Model Diagrams