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What are Self-Directed Learning Strategies that Empower Every Learner?

1/24/2023

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What are self-directed learning strategies that empower learners and promote agency? This is a popular question among educators that have an interest in student-directed learning and know the benefits, but aren’t sure about go about incorporating self-directed learning strategies in their classroom or homeschool.

Before getting into great self-directed learning strategies, let’s review what student-directed learning is and why this blog post is worth reading.

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10 Winter-Inspired Easy Kitchen Science Experiment Ideas for Kids of All Ages

12/13/2022

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As someone with a background in biology, the first places I would think to go for scientific inquiry experiences is outside or in a lab. Next would be the kitchen. Need some easy kitchen science experiment ideas? Head inside -->

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Three Easy Observation Activities for Inquiry-Based Learning Inspiration

10/18/2022

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Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered approach to content and skills exploration. Students construct meaning through the exploration of their own questions.

But where do those inquiry questions come from? From observations and personal experiences! Check out these three super simple observation activities for inquiry-based learning inspiration.

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How to Write Deep and Meaningful Questions for Inquiry-Based Learning

10/11/2022

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Inquiry-based learning is a classroom or homeschool teaching strategy that puts students in the driver's seat. Rather than deliver students with tidbits of information that they may or may not resonate with, they ask their own questions about topics that interest them and stimulate curiosity. But how do they come up with GREAT questions?

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What are Student-Led Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences and Why are they Important?

10/5/2022

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Inquiry-based learning is essential for 21st-century learners. But what's inquiry-based learning, why is it so important, and how can you get started incorporating inquiry into your classroom or homeschool learning environment today? Let's go!

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How to Help Students Build 21st-Century Skills with Inquiry-Based Learning Strategies

6/19/2022

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Helping students to build 21st-century skills is a priority for today's educators, but how? How do you infuse 21st-century skills seamlessly into the curriculum or learning day? I like to promote 21st-century skill-building with inquiry-based learning strategies.

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Experiential Learning Defined: What Does Classroom Experiential Learning Look Like?

8/18/2021

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What is experiential learning anyway? How is experiential learning defined? What does K12 classroom experiential learning look like? What are the characteristics of experiential learning? What are examples of experiential learning? What are experiential learning activities? Why is experiential learning important and what are the benefits? I get these questions a lot.

Most of the inquiries that I get from educators, however, are about how experiential learning can be worked into K12 curriculum. The good news is that it's a great learning tool for people of all learning environments, backgrounds, skill levels, and interests, and it's fairly easy to implement if you know the essential components. 

Blog Post: Why I Became an Experiential Learning Educator​

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5 Game-Changing Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences

9/22/2020

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Inquiry-based learning is a powerful learning tool for so many reasons. It is a child-centered learning experience where students construct their own explanations of variety of concepts. This approach engages learners, gives them choice and autonomy, and inspires a love for learning.
Almost every learning experience that I facilitate with my own children and my high school students centers around inquiry. Direct instruction is rare.

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Inquiry-Based Learning Resources for 21st-Century Learners

1/14/2020

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Knowing how to ask questions and where or how to find information is essential in 21st-century life. Inquiry-based learning is an excellent learning tool that encourages 21st-century skills building. Start here for information and resources on inquiry-based learning.
In short, inquiry-based learning is a student-centered instructional method that promotes learning through discovery. Rather than have "correct answers" delivered directly from teacher to student, the learner explores the world around them, asks questions, and investigates.

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My Favorite Answer to Student Questions: "How Can You Find Out?"

6/19/2019

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As a project-based teacher, students are asking me questions all day long about various topics that they are researching. I answer the with one critical question, a question that is necessary for building important 21st-century skills such as resourcefulness. Find out what that answer is here.
There is one critical teacher question to ask students consistently:

"How can you find out?" This is one of my favorite answers to student questions. Resourcefulness is an important skill for children to have heading into adulthood in the 21st-century. I often have students that don't know how to answer this question when I ask it. They don't know where to go to get information.

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