- revisist Kath's book, and her recommended websites to choose some inquiry tools to explicitly teach, and make part of our class routine. These will become part of our class display.
- Use inquiry language (something I'm already trying to do with the stages of inquiry) and keep talking about how the children are learning to be thinkers (in all curriculum areas)- building learning muscle, let's check our thinking, building the concept of replacing old thinking with new thinking. Awareness of themselves as learners!
- Work on the concept of the 'tool box' and filling the 'compartments'
- Use our learner profile to help create a culture of being a learner- goal setting and reflection, co-constructed understanding of each with the children.
- Work at encouraging the curious nature in our learners!
- Question more, tell less. Involve the children more.
Not much to work on then! I'm excited to contemplate the shift in my classroom practice. I hope the reflection of blogging will help keep the 'buzz' alive, and keep me focussed on what I'm trying to achieve!