ABC OF INQUIRY – COMMUNITIES

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

ABC OF INQUIRY – CHOICE

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ABC OF INQUIRY – CHOICE ABC OF INQUIRY – CHOICE “Problems develop when people internalize conversations that restrain them to a narrow description of self. These stories are experienced as oppressive because they limit the perception of available choices.”  This Kathleen S.G. Skott- Myhre quote sums  up how all people in all communities need safe places and trusted people to help them … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

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ABC of Inquiry Building Relationships

ABC OF INQUIRY – BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ABC OF INQUIRY – BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS “Each of us is a living system within a greater living system, connected to each other in more ways than we can fathom.” This quote by authors Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson reminds that we are connected to so many things and these connections or relationships will influence … Read More

ABC OF INQUIRY – BELIEF SYSTEMS

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ABC of Inquiry - belief systems

ABC OF INQUIRY – BELIEF SYSTEMS ABC of Inquiry – BELIEF SYSTEMS “You are what you breathe. You dream what you breathe” this quote by Jeanette Winterson in her book Gut Symmetries always reminds me how the deeply seated beliefs that we hold inform and impact on all our decisions. As teachers we have a responsibility to be aware of the belief systems we … Read More

ABC of Inquiry – BALANCE

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ABC of Inquiry - BALANCE

ABC of Inquiry – BALANCE ABC of Inquiry – BALANCE  is captured in the words of Indira Gandhi “We must learn to be still in the midst of activity and vibrantly alive in response”. These words remind us that finding balance is an important but subtle affair. Everyone on a learning community needs an opportunity to reflect on and find ways to balance the demands, needs and … Read More