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July 15th, 2001 Send this email to a friend |
This Issue: Communities of Inquiry
| Philosophy for Children - creating a 'community of inquiry' |
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Teacher Story... Have you ever wondered what makes a conversation really great? Teacher, Peter Wright, shares with us a model for dialogical inquiry which he uses with his students to make every conversation a great one. |
| One aspect of Holistic Education is to create learning environments where students become inquirers and explorers rather than just passively receiving facts. There is an emphasis on being and becoming .... whether it is being a scientist, being an artist, or, in the case of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) Program, being a philosopher. | ||
| The young students in the P4C program help each
other tease out ideas which have perplexed philosophers for thousands of
years. On their collective journey, they use reasoning, intuition and a
heartfelt intrigue born out of deep soul engagement. As they become
philosophers they become far more.
In order to create such possibilities for students, the teaching pedagogy is underpinned by a 'community of inquiry' approach. So what does a 'community of inquiry' look like or feel like in practice? How is it established? The following article describes a P4C classroom experience and includes interviews with the students and the teacher. This 'community of inquiry' approach could be used in most subjects and tips are included for any teacher who is inspired to try. Full Story: Philosophy for Children – a community of inquiry – a classroom experience |
For the classroom... Thinking Hats Everyone in the group puts on the same colour hat - everyone thinks about the issue in the same way. No putdowns and shutdowns. Learning & Thinking Stages Are you a mythic, romantic, philosophic or ironic thinker? Time Out Reflection Cycle You are doing group work and notice that things are not going well. Perhaps students are off task, apathetic, or over enthusiastic. What should you do? Call a TIME OUT! |
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Guidelines for safely using communities
of inquiry involving social and emotional learning
Source: The PassageWays Institute |
Have you ever wondered...? ...what it means if you dream about
cliffs, flying or sex? Quote "I talk over the ideas in philosophy with my
Mum. She likes it - she says it is the only time she gets to think." |
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Global Communities I*EARN The International Education and Resource Network enables young people to undertake projects within the global community designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. Holistic Education Resources
HENT Web Site and Discussion List HENT has a comprehensive web site and there is a national discussion list on holistic education hosted by EdNA. |
WWW Site
*New* The Creative and Critical Virtual Classroom - A New Community of Inquiry on the Web |
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