This post isn't about what engagement looks like in your classroom but rather about how to initiate and maintain the engagement
within authentic inquiry focused learning.
The University of Virginia is offering a new way to connect students directly with faculty researchers
in authentic inquiry using the latest digital technology.
Whether you
use authentic inquiry, PBL, or interdisciplinary (integrated) studies, be assured that each of these curriculum models speeds learners along the autobahn of critical thinking.
Educators and students become co-learners and producers of knowledge as they engage in
authentic inquiry based on their interests.
Transition from textbook science to
authentic inquiry.
Each point is a crucial part of creating engagement and makes for
an authentic inquiry.
The work of
their authentic inquiry is not a clean scan for proficiency, but rather a messy sense making endeavor that builds understanding and intentionality.