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Porritt School  **

Emily was treated today to a walkthrough of some of the junior and middle school classrooms in action with their inquiries. check out this slideshow to see the teachers and students in action, Tuning In thinking, learning stories and lots of wonderful learning.
 * August 08**

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 * May 08**

Our staff meeting with Emily was spent defining the components that make up Inquiry Learning at Porritt School. We decided that good Inquiry Learning should have a **Structure**, be **Authentic**, make use of **Tools** **and Skills** and have a **Metacognitive** base. We also took these components and defined what each one should contain. This is how we see Inquiry Learning at Porritt School. What do you think? Let us know.
 * Structure **
 * Big Idea-Provocative Statement
 * Saturation/immersion
 * Wondering/thoughts/decision making
 * Own questions
 * Information
 * Sorting
 * Revisiting
 * Application
 * Action/Outcomes
 * Authenticity **
 * Meaningful
 * Ownership
 * An outcome that has impact on the learner and their environment.
 * Making connections
 * Relevant to children's lives
 * Engaging
 * Reliable resources
 * Tools and Skills **
 * Thinking tools (Thinking Hats/Maps etc)
 * Communication and presentation skills
 * Questioning skills
 * Literacy
 * Research skills (key words/index/search engines)
 * Co-operation
 * Interdependence
 * Using relevant resources
 * Triangulation
 * Metacognition **
 * Deep thinking
 * Organising thinking
 * Making connections
 * Review/reflection
 * Habits of Mind
 * Thinking tools


 * TERM 2-Sustainibility**

For term 2 the school-wide Inquiry topic is Sustainibilty. Each syndicate is taking a different path with the junior syndicate coming up with the provocative question.....Is Our Rubbish Really Rubbish? The middle syndicate are focussing on energy and power while the seniors are looking at our earth and it's resources. Here are some photos from the various areas halfway through the term.


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