Foundations of Inquiry
Course Synopsis: Foundations of Inquiry 11 is a process-based course reflecting the necessary skills for effective participation in contemporary society. Learners will participate in inquiries that are designed to be a complex combination of structured learning with intentional opportunities for students to create, design, imagine along with developing new possibilities. As a continuation of Foundations of Inquiry 10, this course goes beyond a generalized understanding of inquiry-based learning
Goals and Rationale: Inquiry is necessary for successful participation in our democratic society. The current and emerging skills required of our contemporary knowledge society require that what learners are able to do is more important than what they know. The natural learning process is invoked through curiosity, which leads to questioning, exploration and the pursuit of these questions in order to satisfy this curiosity. The intent of this course is to identify the knowledge, skills and attit
BIG IDEAS Personal design interests require the evaluation and refinement of skills. Products can be designed for life cycle. Tools and technologies can be adapted for specific purposes.
Recommended Instructional Components: All instruction will be conducted in the context of inquiry investigation, analysis, application and reflection. • Inquiry stance as primary process for instructional engagement with a variety of content – student selected, teacher identified and/or mandated by curriculum • On-going nature of the inquiry cycle as initial questions lead to greater questions which lead to the need for on-going reflection and revision - synthesizing, analyzing, evaluating etc.