Course Overview

The process of learning through inquiry strengthens critical thinking and everyday life skills in students and is an important component of classroom instruction. Participants of this course explore the strategies involved in planning and executing inquiry-based lesson plans. The components of an inquiry-led lesson will be outlined and discussed, and participants will learn to develop and plan an inquiry-led lesson. You will apply these ideas to an implementation process through an action plan design, resource development and analysis of research to view applicability in the classroom. A final implementation plan will allow you to showcase how you plan to specifically implement course ideas into a current or future classroom.

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At a Glance

Approximately 15 hours
Access Time: 365 days
1 PDU
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$210
No additional materials required

Program Highlights

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Course Objectives

  • Define the Benefits & Key Components of Building an Inquiry-Based Lesson Plan
  • Understand What Effective Inquiry-Based Learning Looks Like in the Classroom
  • Plan & Inquiry-Based Lesson Using Our Provided Inquiry Lesson Planning Tools
  • Design an action plan for a future classroom
  • Design a supporting resource that helps the inquiry-based lesson and then plan for implementation of the resource alongside the action plan
  • Analyze research that supports the use of inquiry-based learning, and examine how the research impacts the classroom

Course Topics

  • What is Inquiry?
  • Teacher & Student Roles
  • A Classroom Snapshot of Inquiry Based Learning
  • Developing a Lesson Plan
  • Developing Rigorous Questions
  • Developing Guiding Activities

Course Syllabus


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Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

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