BLOG POST 1 (Module 1 Reading Week): Innovation in Teaching and Learning - Inquiry-Based Question
As an educator, we are often taught that it is extremely important to ensure that our students engage in questioning and reflective practices before, during and after instruction. These questions can range from: closed and recall questions, to probing and high-order thinking questions. Regardless of the types of questions that we pose in the classroom, we know that if we want to promote critical thinking, check for understanding and push our students to be lifelong learners , we must be intentional with encouraging them to pose questions and reflect on an ongoing basis. Enter, my inquiry-based question... After taking some time to reflect on my own learning, pedagogy, interests and professional context, I have challenged myself to try and answer the following question: How can I modify my (physical and remote) instruction to increase my students' motivation and interest to study fiction and non-fiction texts - even beyond the walls of the classroom? This question is...