Inquiry Based Learning

The link provided below will take you to Alberta's Inquiry Based Learning initiative. It is an excellent document that walks you through what inquiry based teaching is all about, why we should use it, how to begin implementing it, and all the way through to assessment of inquiry based projects.

Alberta pushes hard when it comes to this type of learning as it sees that the experiential learning, learning that is self-motived and derived will push the learner towards a lifetime of learning and the ability and knowledge base to always better him/herself.

This is a large document, but well worth the read. It also has some appendices that can prove useful to teachers who are beginning to integrate this type of teaching. The layout is exceptional and easy to follow, and depending on where you are in your journey, you can jump in at the point you are at and go from there.

Link
http://education.alberta.ca/media/313361/focusoninquiry.pdf

Don't Forget...
Make sure you read Chapter 5 about how to get children to reflect on their own learning.