‘Inquiry in Action’ is a unique opportunity to grow your understanding of inquiry through observation and reflection. This boutique workshop invites educators to spend time in K-6 classrooms, watching skilled inquiry teachers at work in different areas of the curriculum and with different age groups. Our focus is on inquiry as a stance. While there are techniques and emphases particular to learning areas, there are many shared strategies that can be transferred across the day.

Participants in this workshop will spend time observing ‘learning labs’ in K-6 classrooms followed by opportunities for guided analysis, reflection and transfer of the ideas to their own setting. They will emerge from the experience with a deeper understanding of the way in which they can nurture agency, cultivate curiosity, question for deeper thinking and release more responsibility to young learners. 

Although their work focuses on different learning areas, Kath Murdoch and Matt Glover have a common passion for inquiry as a vehicle for powerful teaching and learning. As global consultants, both Kath and Matt regularly work in classrooms, helping teachers to get a better picture of the design of an inquiry-based lesson. They are thrilled to be partnering in this event with other consultants. They had Megan Holmstrom, a consultant in math education, join them in the inaugural ‘Inquiry in Action’ workshop in Berlin and then had Megan and and Paul Andersen, a consultant in science education, join them in Jakarta. Please visit our future workshop page to see what consultants will be present in different cities.

Sample Schedule:

Day 1

Participants will divide into three groups and spend the day observing and analyzing classroom sessions led by Kath, Matt, and Megan. Three sessions to rotate through all presenters.

Day 2

Participants will have the opportunity to analyze and reflect on the lessons they observed and hear from Matt, Kath, and Megan about bringing an inquiry stance to their areas of expertise. Educators will then have the opportunity to work on ways to modify and adapt this learning to their own classrooms.

Target Audience

Elementary/primary educators who work with children in grades K-6. Learning labs will be held in the generalist classrooms but elements of the pedagogy are transferable to other learning areas and ages.