This was an inquiry based hands-on lesson that put us in the shoes of our learners. Could be used for topics eg: Our Whenua or for school trips eg: Historical Village (this would require a teacher pre visit). Due to timings this would be a great activity for anyone needing to walk new teachers through the inquiry learning process. Achievable challenge for SEN/ESOL if Padlet resources were simplified. Ours had a photography component to it which kept everyone on-task and continuously generating questions as we moved between places.
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Purpose - To learn the history behind the buildings
Curiosity is the strong desire to know or learn something
Inquiry based learning triggers curiosity
Inquiry positions learners in an active agent stance
Be an active tourist - notice things, be involved, give students a role to play and they’ll imagine and become curious
Look for civic pride
Inspire with some photos
What’s the story about who lived here before us?
Grouping Strategy:
Padlet - read about Denver - construct questions - decide roles
Self directed walk with a specific meet up point half way through
Padlet with multimodal resources - read, view, listen to build background knowledge
10mins research before walking - show pic of point 1
Good thinkers ask questions to ignite curiosity
Process of the challenge:
Front load - generate questions and add to list on the way
Collaboration
Take creative photos
Reflect
Edit photos
Create a collage
Add a 6 word story to describe the story behind your images
