Resources

=**Resources**=

Alberta Education designed a practical guide to assist teachers with the implementation of inquiry. For more information about this model, see Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher’s Guide to Implementing Inquiry-based Learning (2004).
 * **Focus on Inquiry**


 * **Inquiry-Questions wiki** - created by the Langely teacher-librarians. Includes excellent examples of curricular inquiry questions.

> This independent organization conducts and disseminates research about innovative, inquiry-based, 21st century learning environments. The [|galileo.org] website includes information about research and publications as well as classroom exemplars of inquiry-based studies, created by and for teachers. Examples of resources include: > [|What Is Inquiry?] > [|Why Inquiry?] > [|Inquiry and Assessment] > [|Creating Essential Questions] > Inquiry Rubric
 * **Galileo Educational Network**


 * Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century E-Book Google book on Inquiry by C. Kuhlthau, L. Maniotes, A. Caspari

The BCTLA document covers inquiry based learning for classrooms and libraries. The document is an excellent resource for K-12 covering inquiry based reading and research.
 * **Points of Inquiry**

The New York City Department of Education has created this document that covers learning outcomes in inquiry for K-12. The document is full of black line masters to use with your students.
 * **Information Fluency Continuum**

//Inquiry-Based Learning: The Key to Student Success// by Jennifer L. Branch and Diane GallowaySolowan This article is a great introduction to the inquriy model. It contains activities to encourage questionning and examples of skills which will be taught at various phases in the inquiry model. Branch was involved in creating Alberta's Focus on Inquiry.
 * **Journal Articles**

> The publication //Education Canada// includes many articles about current educational research. Recent articles and blogs about inquiry include: > [|Necessary Disruption: Inquiry-Based Learning] (2011) > [|Engaging Students through Effective Questions] (2010) > [|Inquiry-based Learning: Three Alberta Schools That Know What it Takes] (2009)
 * **Canadian Education Association (CEA)**

> This interactive website contains an archive of best practices related to K-12 education. The following are examples of current articles and videos related to the theme of Inquiry. > [|Why Teach with Project-Based Learning? Providing Students With a Well-Rounded Classroom Experience] (2008) > [|Powerful Learning: Studies Show Deep Learning Derives from Collaborative Methods] (2008)
 * **Edutopia**

> Recent article published by the professional organization of teachers in Alberta on the theme of inquiry include: > [|Inquiry Transforms Learning Environments for Students] (2007) > [|What is Inquiry?] (2006)
 * **Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA)**

> Free full text articles published in //Educational Leadership// on the theme of Inquiry are available on this site. Examples include: > [|Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning] (2010) > [|Project-Based Learning] (2008)
 * **Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)**