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DescriptionLinks for researchers, administrators, teachers, and students interested in open-ended forms of learning. It includes examples from classrooms, curriculum units, and theory across age levels and curriculum topics. Although a wide variety of instructional approaches and theories are represented, a central theme is that learning is the process of constructing meaning. This implies the need for active learning, which engages all the senses. Inquiry-based instruction is typically conceived as fostering the abilities to communicate with those from different perspectives, to articulate problems out of complex and messy situations, and to collaborate with others. In an inquiry classroom, the teacher becomes a partner in inquiry, not merely a disseminator of information. The teacher also takes an active role in inquiring about the processes of teaching and learning.

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Annenburg/CPB, Channel-Talk Inquiry - An email discussion list for Learning Science Through Inquiry.
Learning Strategies Database - computerized version of information on learning strategies compiled by personnel of the PLUS Program and Center for Advancement of Learning(CAL) at Muskingum College over a ten-year period. The strategies information derives from a number of sources, including books, professional journals, and presentations from professional meetings.
Teaching Intelligence: Getting Started - Approaches to teaching intelligence by John Macartney. Includes references and Web links.
The Inquiry Learning Forum - This community seeks to improve student learning by supporting teachers in better understanding inquiry-based teaching and learning.
The Inquiry Page - A resource allowing educators to share curriculum units and reflections on those units.
Tips: Inquiry in the Science Classroom - Hands-on work requires rethinking what to do and how to do it. Here are some pointers.

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