ABC OF INQUIRY – DECONSTRUCTION ABC OF INQUIRY – DECONSTRUCTION “Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought.” Albert Szent-Gyorgyi DECONSTRUCTION: The art of unbuilding and uncovering… Deconstruction is the taking apart of an idea or perspective to gain a richer understanding of the how and the why of something and its workings. … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CURRICULUM
ABC OF INQUIRY – CURRICULUM ABC OF INQUIRY – CURRICULUM “As far as education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity & an indifference to money; not caution but courage & a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness & a love of truth; not … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ABC OF INQUIRY – CONSTRUCTION “Any human act that gives rise to something new is referred to as a creative act, regardless of whether what was created is a physical object or some mental or emotion construct that lives within the person who created it and is known only to him*” Lev. S. Vygotsky (*Him is … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CURIOSITY
ABC OF INQUIRY – CURIOSITY ABC OF INQUIRY – CURIOSITY “I dream of things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?” George Bernard Shaw. Curiosity is about having the ability to notice what is visible and not visible and wonder why or why not. CURIOSITY “ I wonder wonder why…” George Bernard Shaw summed up curiosity perfectly when he … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS
ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS ABC OF INQUIRY – CONCEPTS “You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it.”Jiddu Krishnamurti, philosopher. Concepts allow us to glimpse ideas that travel across time, space and place. CONCEPTS: Once upon time, in a place… Concepts are big ideas that go beyond the specifics of a particular time, place or topic. The ideas … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES “Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se”. Charles Eames Charles and Ray Eames are influential designers, who saw that connections with spaces, people and ideas influenced all. Communities are formed and developed on the strength of their connections, … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE
ABC OF INQUIRY – COMFORT ZONE ABC of Inquiry- COMFORT ZONE “I hope in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something” Neil Gamain’s words … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE
ABC OF INQUIRY – COLLABORATIVE ABC OF INQUIRY -COLLABORATIVE: “We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity… and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice.” Cynthia McKinney, politician and activist. Collaboration is not just a joining together, it is a respect and valuing of diversity and understandings, … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER
ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER ABC OF INQUIRY – CO-RESEARCHER “By giving our students practice in talking with others, we give them frames for thinking on their own.” Lev. S. Vygotsky. Co-researching is a respectful practice that allows participants to create their own stories and identities as learners. CO-RESEARCHER: Sharing the journey together Co-researching is a process in which mentors and apprentices develop … Read More
ABC OF INQUIRY – CLASSROOM
ABC OF INQUIRY – CLASSROOM ABC OF INQUIRY – CLASSROOM “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust A classroom is a learning space and the practices used in them will influence the people who spend time in these spaces. CLASSROOM: A space for possibilities… In the past a classroom was a … Read More