For my inquiry in this class, I want to learn about inquiry teaching. At the beginning of this school year, I followed a bunch of educators on Instagram that teach in the Victoria area. One account stuck out to me in particular; “@inquiryteacher”. I have always known that I want to teach early primary grades because of the wonder and fun that children at this age have. I started to scroll through Rebecca’s posts and found more and more educators that have started their journey to becoming an inquiry teacher. So, I ordered the “Inquiry Mindset” book by Trevor Mackenzie and Rebecca Bathurst Hunt. I’ve read the first ten pages and have already decided that I want to do everything I can to become an inquiry teacher.
I have three big questions that I hope to answer from this inquiry:
- What are the first steps to take to become an inquiry teacher?
- How does an inquiry teacher cover the curriculum? Is it difficult?
- How can inquiry be used in every school subject?
My goals for this semester are:
- Finish the “Inquiry Mindset” book
- Further my understanding of constructivism as it is the foundation of inquiry-based learning
- Learn how I can start to become an inquiry teacher as a teacher candidate
I believe that the fact that I am so drawn to the younger grades is proof that something needs to change in regards to the method of learning for intermediate and high school students. I believe that if all classrooms were inquiry-based, the curiosity and excitement in children wouldn’t fade with age.