November+7,+2011

Meeting at the IU

Morning Illuminate meeting Blog comments:

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-feel free to access facilitators for a variety of questions, even if the questions are outside of their roles for this year.


 * CIG ACTION PLAN **


 * Name: Inquiring Hearts **
 * Members: Becky, Amy, Lauren, Bethany, Jessica **
 * Roles: ? **


 * Step 1: What is your CIGs inquiry question? ||
 * ** How can we help students discover who they are and their connection to the world through the arts? ** ||


 * Step 2: What will each of you do? ||
 * // What activities or specific steps will you take to begin the process of inquiry in your group? What steps will you take to begin implementing inquiry in your classroom? // ||
 * =**We will begin by planning our inquiry work within our individual classrooms. As we plan we will share ideas with our CIG via our wiki and WordPress, then together we can discuss, reflect, and revise. **=

=**We find that we have at least 2 common processes within our classrooms when we begin an inquiry based lesson: **= =**Classroom thoughts:**= =**"I can't control whether they have an authentic experience with the work of art, but I am providing a space, for them to have it in." Bethany**=
 * 1) =**introduction to works of art or artist(s) **=
 * 2) =**brainstorming based on a question, some of our examples: what is the story of our school? what do you hear? (in this piece of music), how could a space be changed to create a new way of seeing it? what qualities make a model student? **= ||

=**Provide lists of words (posted or word banks) emotions and technical terms-that students may add to, and use when writing their descriptions.**= = =


 * Step 3: How will you get there? ||  ||   ||   ||
 * // What needs to be done to implement the group inquiry and the classroom inquiry? (add cells) // || By whom? || By when? || What resources are required? ||
 * =**create a page on our wiki and post a few items**= || =**each of us**= || =**December 19, 2011**= || =**technology and wikispace knowledge**= ||


 * Step 4: How will you know you are doing what you planned? [Indicators of Implementation] ||
 * // What specific indicators will you look for to show you are engaged in your own inquiry and implementing inquiry in the classroom? // ||
 * =Our sharing on our wikispace of photos and videos= ||
 * Step 5: What will you show evidence of your inquiry? [Indicators of Action] ||
 * // What specific indicators will you look for to show you have been participating in your group inquiry and also implementing inquiry learning in your classroom? How will you share on the final Sandbox Sharing day? // ||
 * =**Document student response using various technologies**= ||