Dive Into Inquiry

With support, practical tips, engaging stories, and a modern take, Trevor takes us through a thought-provoking exploration of how we can embed inquiry-based learning into our classrooms or schools in order to amplify learning and empower student voice.

I also love that Trevor provides visual cues with sketchnoting to help us understand the basic concepts:

Trevor recommends setting three goals for the first few weeks of starting the inquiry learning process:

• Gradually begin to flip control of learning in the room from the teacher to the learner.
• Create an atmosphere of trust on which we can rely in the coming months.
• Begin to unpack inquiry and build the foundation for our learning for the year.

Other key ideas:

• Relationships are the number one factor in a successful implementation.
• Include your students in the process of designing the curriculum/project.
• Redefine your teaching role and include students in examining what good teaching looks like.
• Be open to change, struggle, and questions and adapt your curriculum to them.
• Authentic audiences are essential for assessment.
• It takes time for students to relearn learning but will learn the responsibility.

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• Planning Tool

Educational experiences with interdisciplinary approaches in STEAM education have guided Martha’s library program as does her pedagogical belief the library is the heart of the school where knowledge and empathy is constructed not just books but from collaboration and inquiry. The library should be an innovative space in which students ask questions, create new learning experiences, and collaborate to deepen their knowledge of the curriculum and the world around them.

Martha resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia with her husband (who is also a teacher) and two spunky children. When she is not working or volunteering for the Georgia Library Media Association, she and her family can often be found hiking or fostering a love of all things nerdy in her children by adventuring to historical places, festivals, or DragonCon.

Martha holds a Bachelors in Middle Grades Education, a Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology, and Ed.S. in Instructional Technology. Her accolades include being the 2019 Fulton County Library Media Specialist of the Year, a 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar Finalist, and the 2018 Coastal Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year. She founded #GaLibChat, is President-Elect of the Georgia Library Media Association, and maintains Discovering the Remarkable, a website and blog dedicated to middle grades library resources.

Skills

Martha's certifications include receiving Levels 1 & 2 Google Certifications, being a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Microsoft Trainer Expert, and serving as a Flipgrid Student Voice Ambassador. She is also confident in her ability to embed literacy within STEAM and uses AR/VR in the library.

Email: bongiornom@fultonschools.org
Website: http://www.discoveringtheremarkable.com/
Twitter: @mrs_bongi