Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning

Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning by Sharon Longert

Our 21st Century students will enter a job market that is different from the traditional workplace of the 20th century of their parents and grandparents. They will need to be prepared to collect, synthesize, and analyze information; they will need to be prepared to work cooperatively with others to respond to changing social, economic, and global conditions. They will also be using technology to communicate their ideas, thoughts and final products. The traditional approaches that employ narrow tasks, rote memorization, and simple procedures will not develop critical thinkers or effective writers and speakers.

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Rewards for Students Under a Microscope

Interesting article about rewarding students!

For decades, psychologists have warned against giving children prizes or money for their performance in school. “Extrinsic” rewards, they say — a stuffed animal for a 4-year-old who learns her alphabet, cash for a good report card in middle or high school — can undermine the joy of learning for its own sake and can even lead to cheating.

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Student Response Systems

In Search Of Answers, Teachers Turn To Clickers

Check out this report on NPR. I guess ILHS is on the cutting edge again!!!!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101343866&ft=1&f=1013