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“Get Your Fresh Popcorn!” When my colleague, Jenn, and I attended the CISSL workshop a couple of summers ago, we went there knowing there were steps missing in our research/inquiry

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw How important is it for children to engage in play? Childhood play

Kelsey set up the first four phases and now I will pick up with the remaining 4 phases, Gather, Create, Share and Evaluate. Since we have not actually implemented this

Happy Spring!  My name is Kathleen Stoker and I am an English/Journalism teacher at Westborough High School in Westborough, MA.  I have been teaching high school and college students for

“The answers you have are only as good as the questions you’ve asked.” –Rebecca Trotter     Throughout all of my experience with Guided Inquiry, I have faced one recurring problem. Questions.

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” –Albert Camus      No longer under the yoke of Senior Project, we found ourselves with massive gaps in the curriculum.

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” –Socrates        My adventure into Guided Inquiry

Challenges Right now, there are some challenges that I hope to work on over the next year or two. First, my schedule is a fixed schedule, meaning that all my

This year has been a learning year for me in regards to Guided Inquiry Design. Throughout this year, I have been trying out the beginning phases, Open, Immerse, and Explore.

In my first blog post I introduced myself and in the second I told you about the GI projects that I have had. In this blog post I want to