User:Vtaylor/Active learning/Background

not every hands-on lesson can be considered inquiry

• history - Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, and Freire * Joseph Schwab (1960s) Marshall Herron (1971)

• resources - Bloom

Inquiry, experiential, problem-based, design, choice, differentiated, action

• Action learning - The action learning process includes (1) a real problem that is important, critical, and usually complex, (2) a diverse problem-solving team or "set", (3) a process that promotes curiosity, inquiry, and reflection, (4) a requirement that talk be converted into action and, ultimately, a solution, and (5) a commitment to learning.

• Inquiry-based Learning - Inquiry learning involves developing questions, making observations, doing research to find out what information is already recorded, developing methods for experiments, developing instruments for data collection, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, outlining possible explanations and creating predictions for future study. * 1960s Joseph Schwab called for inquiry to be divided into four distinct levels. This was later formalized by Marshall Herron in 1971 * Heather Banchi and Randy Bell (2008) outlines four levels of inquiry. * not every hands-on lesson can be considered inquiry. * Bloom’s Taxonomy, the ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information or new understandings indicates a high level of thinking

Resources

• Bloom’s Taxonomy, the ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information or new understandings indicates a high level of thinking

• Understanding by Design is a "framework for designing curriculum units, performance assessments, and instruction that lead your students to deep understanding of the content you teach," UbD expands on "six facets of understanding", which include students being able to explain, interpret, apply, have perspective, empathize, and have self-knowledge about a given topic