Our+Own+Inquiry+Beginnings

Our Own Inquiry Beginnings Librarians
 * [[file:March 1.doc]]initial process
 * WEMTA conference Joan Evans and Anne Bucalo attended presentation by teachers from Janesville. They are willing to come share with our district. (Janet Dow jdow@janesville.k12.wi.us)

Reading Coordinators

Conversations Joan Eggert shared the inquiry coaching she did last school year with two teachers. (see powerpoint) Take aways from our discussion: All students need to be given the time and guidance to develop background knowledge, ask as many questions as they have (create a questioning environment), evaluate their process and circle around to new questions.
 * Joan Evans and Roberta Felker (5/10) discussed the inquiry process with relation to the Understanding by Design model.
 * Joan Evans and Joan Eggert (6/8/10)

We looked at the Research Rubric by Carianne Bernadowski and discussed how this would need to be tailored to our situation. Perhaps even different from level to level. Especially the evaluating sources and citing sources sections.