LEARNING GOALS

• Build our collective understanding of the social studies document;
• Deepen our understanding of the inquiry-based approach;
• Build an awareness of board , ministry and subject association supports;
• Share ideas;
• Discuss possible classroom models, what inquiry looks like.

WHAT'S NEW?

Let's turn to page 8 of the document.
Please note the inter-relationship between tools and strategies. The funnel, the vision, goals and citizen education come together to help form the curriculum.

GOALS

• Develop ability to use concepts of disciplinary thinking to investigate, issues, events and developments
• Develop the ability to determine and apply appropriate criteria to evaluate information and evidence
• Develop skills that are needed for inquiry that can be transferred to other areas of life
• Build collaborative and cooperative working relationships
• Use appopriate technologyto gather, analyse, solve problems and communicate.

DISCUSSION TOPIC

RESOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT THROUGH INQUIRY

• Growing Success document p.26-33
• Ensure that practices reflect opportunities to represent learning through triangulation of evidence
• Observations
• Conversations
• Products

WHAT DO EACH OF THESE ELEMENTS LOOK LIKE IN YOUR CLASSROOM, SCHOOL?