Purpose

=**Our Purpose**=

The purpose of this Wiki project is:
 * To provide a web-based Professional Development Forum allowing educators an opportunity to learn from one another in the area of Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning
 * To develop and sustain a common vocabulary surrounding the teaching and learning of Inquiry
 * To promote the use of flexible teaching arrangements and instructional groupings which are conducive in creating an environment of Inquiry
 * To promote educators and learners collaborating together to provide appropriate and quality instruction across grades and/or subject areas with a focus on student centered learning and student-directed Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning.

The following mind-map, created through [|Webspiration], was not only a thoughtful way for us to begin to brainstorm in what direction we wanted this project to go, but it would be a great way to allow students to organize their own thoughts and ideas surrounding the big questions for their own inquiries. The map below was a collection of our ideas for planning this project. You may notice that not all aspects of what is on the map is included in this Wiki. Due to the nature and process of Inquiry-Based learning, the teacher sharing and collaboration opportunities, and the general vastness of the topic, we are hopeful that it will grow into something that is of value for many learners.

This Wiki is to be a collaboration piece wherein teachers interested in teaching with the Inquiry process can utilize this site as a resource with which to learn from, as well as a place to share and build upon planning and professional development to learn from and support each other. If you have documents, videos, or general comments that you would like to add, please do so.


 * "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" - Aristotle **


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