Learning Opportunities

Inside the Concept-Based Inquiry Classroom

Presented By

Rachel French

Series Sessions

Date Time
Monday, January 27, 2020 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Location

In Person Lethbridge Library - Theatre Gallery 810 5 Ave South, Lethbridge, AB

This workshop will support educators in learning how students develop conceptual understanding and what this looks like in the classroom. In this interactive workshop, participants will be engaged in a variety of teaching practices that help students think conceptually.  Video clips of Concept-Based Inquiry will be shared to illustrate key strategies.  Participants will have the opportunity to consider how specific, practical instructional strategies can enhance units they are currently teaching in schools.  Educators will leave with a toolkit of strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.

Rachel will facilitate exploration of questions such as:

- How do students acquire concepts?
- How is concept formation different than developing generalisations?
- How can we design instruction to achieve synergistic thinking between the factual and conceptual levels?
- What instructional strategies support concpetual thinking?
- What does Concept-Based Inquiry look like in the classroom?
- What role does the classroom environment have in fostering a culture of conceptual thinking?

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