Inquiring Minds

Inquiry- based learning--A process that begins with gathering information and through applying the human senses-- seeing hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling.
A plan that provides the general direction that will allow both individual learners and the total class to achieve the set goals, without a lock-step method for every individual. It provides direction but does not specify the "one path" and thus provides for individual creativity and responsibility. All learning activities should focus on using information-processing skills. It puts the learner at the center of the active learning process. Teacher becomes the facilitator.

With project-based learning the learning gets hands on application with the use of technology and peers. Project based is used for students to help each other to allow for different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy to be used. Each level that a student masters in the collaborative project show a different level of learning and that is the ultimate goal of the teacher is to allow for the student to go above their previous learning capabilities and achieve greater learning through inquiry-based and project-based learning objectives. Through a unit plan these goals can all be mastered. For more information see my unit plan .