This week we talked about the inquiry based classroom. Our guest was Trevor Mackenzie who talked to us about giving students more freedom when they are inquiring about learning. He is the author of 2 books, “Inquiry Mindset” and “Dive into Inquiry,” which are resources for educators who want to apply this learning within their own classroom.
The meeting we had with Trevor really opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at learning. This thought process is innovative and a step in the right direction in education. As a child, I remember countless times where I would complain about schoolwork being “too boring” and “uninteresting.” I think free inquiry is an absolutely amazing idea to get kids interested in things they are genuinely interested in. It still allows for learning but in an area that they want to learn about. There is a huge correlation between retaining information and personal interest in a subject; if students can relate to the inquiry, they become more involved and start to make connections to more information.
https://www.trevormackenzie.com/ is the website where you can find out more about this subject. In the website, there is a more detailed definition of inquiry based learning, links to books that will help educators to apply this within their own classrooms, and resources such as posters for schools.
Below I have attached a poster that I find defines inquiry based learning and how .
