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Welcome to the Inquiring Mind site. This site is a collection of information, research results and resources about inquiry learning that I compiled during my time as a Ministry of Education e-learning fellow. The views expressed on this website are my own, developed through research, reading and over 20 years experience in the classroom. Jan-Marie Kellow |
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Inquiry learning is a passion of mine, I have been implementing it in varying forms since I began my teaching career over 20 years ago. Over the years my ideas about inquiry-based learning have developed and changed through a combination of reading, research and practical experience. Through this website I hope to share my current thoughts on this topic. Don't forget to check out the What's New section. If you are interested in having me provide professional development for your school or cluster, check out the Professional Development page. Key Competencies
Inquiry-based learning also provides a perfect context for the Participating and Contributing competency. Research The results of my e-fellow's research has been posted on the relevant pages of this website. Laptops or Desktop Computers? Data projectors? ACTIVboards? If you are unsure about whether to have laptop or desktop computers in your classroom or other ICT hardware decisions then check out the Inquiry and ICT page for my thoughts on the matter. Microsoft Innovative Teachers' Conferences
Winning the New Zealand section of the Asia-Pacific conference gave me the opportunity to travel to Finland for the Worldwide Microsoft Innovative Teachers Forum. One major impression from this event was just how far advanced we are in New Zealand in using ICTs to support learning, rather than just using them as an end in themselves. More on these conferences here.
Photos from Karen Reynold's class at Opoutere School |
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2009 Jan-Marie Kellow |
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March 2007 I visited Cambodia where I attended the Microsoft Regional
Innovative Teachers' Conference thanks to Microsoft and the Ministry
of Education. It really was a little bizarre holding a Microsoft
conference in a country where there is little or no technology in
schools but it certainly was an inspiring event. Some of the
participants were also very technologically poor - one teacher from
India worked in a school where there was one computer in the school
of 750 pupils. It certainly made me appreciate what we have. The
March 19th
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