Successful pedagogies for inquiry and knowledge building

 

A Chinese langugage teacher’s developmental trajectory

Year 3 — Window of Wisdom

Phase 2 — Introduction to the theme

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Generate
Inquiry
Qs
Identify
good Qs
for inquiry
F2F and
online
discussion
Identify
good
discussion
 
Consolidation
 

F2F and online discussion

In order to find out what students already knew about the module topic, the class was asked to make learning portfolio covers in groups using their existing knowledge about "wisdom".

Learning portfolio cover created by a student

Next, groups had to put their discussion outcomes on a poster sheet for others to see. Students used post-its to express their opinions on other groups’ discussion.

Posters created by the groups and students used post-its to respond to each others’ ideas


Consolidation

Before the class ended, students wrote their reflection note on a post-it. They had to write their new learning about the theme and post the post-it on the KB Wall.

Students’ reflection notes on the KB Wall


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Detailed Pedagogies


Teacher A

Mr Tim Wong

Ms Hidy Tse