MYP is a learner-centred and inquiry-based education. It is a paradigm shift for some educators who are new to the MYP. Before teachers can effectively implement inquiry-based teaching, we must understand the two concepts, “teaching as inquiry” and “learning inquiry”. The two concepts go hand in hand. To develop students’ ownership of learning and support their inquiry learning, teachers must stay curious and continue to pursue intellect and effective teaching strategies. Different levels of inquiry have different implications for the ongoing teacher professional development. It is essential for teachers to set their own learning goals and identify areas for improvement so that they are not feeling overwhelmed in implementing an inquiry-based teaching approach.
Additionally, there are lots of misconceptions about inquiry-based teaching and learning. It is beneficial to distinguish what inquiry is and what inquiry is not. To encourage authentic inquiry and develop the agency of teachers and students, we need three important ingredients: voice, choice, and ownership.
There are different phases of inquiry.
In all phases of inquiry, teachers should promote originality, adaptation, design, creativity, and collaboration throughout. These elements should be weaved through the inquiry-based teaching and learning process so that we can be more prepared to the future world of Volatility, Unknown, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA world).
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This strategy is such good tool to resonate the MYP philosophy of Inquiry
Thanks, Mary. it's important that we, teaches, continue to pursue intellect and support our students in developing their ownership of learning and agency.
Alison
Another Visually Clear and impactful collation of inquiry.
Alison , this has been very useful personally .
Thank you, Shweta. I am glad to hear this is helpful.
Best,
Alison