Introduction: Welcome to student-directed inquiry
Demonstrate your own curiosity. Share your out-of-school life
Demonstrate inquiry as a faculty team
Investigate ourselves and our classmates. Get to know our identities
Explore our differences as assets
Develop a morning greeting ritual
Capture and honor kids' questions . Set up and maintain a wonder wall
Ignite community curiosity
Begin the day with soft starts. Put play first
Define a daily soft start theme
Give students a range of soft start choices
Check our news feed. Set up a news ticker
Hang out with an expert. Book a personal appearance
Start with an email conversation
Pursue kids' own questions with mini-inquiries. Schedule a genius hour
Bank kids' questions for future investigations
Make time for kids' craziest questions
Address curricular units with min-inquiries. Provoke children's curiosity with your own story
Use students' questions to set up a curricular topic
Use inquiry to spark nonfiction writing practice
Lean into a crisis. Help kids respond, find comfort, and make decisions
Address an upsetting news event
A general plan for managing distressing news
Learn with partners and pioneers. Glenwood Elementary School and the Greenfield District, Greenfield, Wisconsin
Eason Elementary School and the Waukee School District, Waukee, Iowa
Duke School, Durham, North Carolina.
1. Demonstrate Your Own Curiosity --
Models in this chapter --
Share Your Out-of-School Life --
Talk About Your Reading --
Show How You Take a Risk --
Demonstrate Inquiry as a Faculty Team --
2. Investigate Ourselves And Our Classmates --
Models in this chapter --
Get to Know Our Identities --
Explore Our Differences as Assets --
Develop a Morning Greeting Ritual --
3. Capture And Honor Kids' Questions --
Models in this chapter --
Set Up and Maintain a Wonder Wall --
Ignite Community Curiosity --
4. Begin The Day With Soft Starts --
Models in this chapter --
Meet with Pair Coaches --
Define a Daily Soft Start Theme --
Give Students a Range of Soft Start Choices --
5. Check Our News Feed --
Models in this chapter --
Let Kids Gather the News --
6. Hang Out With an Expert --
Models in this chapter --
Book a Personal Appearance --
Host a Live Video Visit --
Start with an Email Conversation --
7. Pursue Kids' Own Questions With Mini-Inquiries --
Models in this chapter --
Schedule a Genius Hour --
Bank Kids' Questions for Future Investigations --
Make Time for Kids' Craziest Questions --
8. Address Curricular Units With Mini-Inquiries --
Models in this chapter --
Provoke Children's Curiosity with Your Own Story --
Use Students' Questions to Set Up a Curricular Topic --
Use Inquiry to Spark Nonfiction Writing Practice --
Models in this chapter --
Help Kids Respond, Find Comfort, and Make Decisions --
Address an Upsetting News Event --
A General Plan for Managing Distressing News --
10. Learn with Partners and Pioneers --
Models in this chapter --
Glenwood Elementary School and the Greenfield District, Greenfield, Wisconsin --
Eason Elementary School and the Waukee School District, Waukee, Iowa --
Duke School, Durham, North Carolina.