What’s in a name?
Quite some time ago, I published a post called The Role of the 21st Century School Librarian that still seems to garner some attention. In it, I spent some time wondering about what a School Libra...
52 Weeks of GID – Final Post
My last my post is up at 52 Weeks of GID. Pop on over to read my thinking about GID’s connections with protocols, thinking routines, making, and more!...
52 Weeks of Guided Inquiry – Post 2
A new post is up on 52 Weeks of Guided Inquiry looking at specific instances of Guided Inquiry that I’ve been involved in the past year. Why not pop on over here to check it out?...
Guided Inquiry – Reflections on Two Days with Leslie Maniotes
I love my school. I’ve had an opportunity for the past two days to hang out with Leslie Maniotes and delve deeper into Guided Inquiry. Long-time readers of this blog (you know who you are) w...
Tightrope Walking
We started a new Guided Inquiry unit this week with a Grade 8 Creative Writing Class. The idea behind this unit is that students use research around world issues, specifically the UN’s 17 Sust...
Inquiry and Making Meet
I’ve been working hard on a website that I’ve been building around some research that I’ve done looking at Making and Inquiry over the course of the school year. I won’t get ...
Learn to Make – Make to Learn
I’ve been spending my Spring Break wading through Learning Logs, interviews, assignments, and surveys trying to distill common threads from the thinking of a number of students in a Social Studi...
Boston Guided Inquiry Reflections
I started this week in Boston spending some quality time with Leslie Maniotes, two members of my school’s Social Studies Department and the Librarian from our Jr School. We had the opportunity...