Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum

By Joseph Exline and Linda K. Jordan

Book Overview

Create a whole new world of understanding in your classroom

Inquiry is a fundamental step in the student learning process, and often the least understood. In Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum, the authors offer a collection from leading experts on how to integrate inquiry across the K-12 curriculum. This finely edited volume enables educators to visualize inquiry as the unifying knowledge base to guide students through all major subject areas. An essential resource for curriculum supervisors, professional developers, department heads, teachers, and preservice educators, this compilation includes inquiry′s best practices, current research, and lesson ideas. It is a key for educators exploring ways to integrate material concepts that cut across a variety of content areas. Don′t miss this incredible opportunity to learn how to make your classroom the best place it can be, where investigation and discovery learning flourish

Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum includes:

Field-tested curriculum materials grounded in the national standards Practical strategies that provide reliable assessment data about how students perform when engaged in inquiry Enlightening first-person accounts illustrating inquiry in the classroom An exploration of inquiry from the unique perspectives of geography, science, history, language arts, mathematics, and more

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412906172
• ISBN13: 9781412906173
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher