The Six Drivers of Inquiry-Based Learning

Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy

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About the talk

Join authors and educators, Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy, to explore how you can apply the six drivers of inquiry-based learning in your classroom: exploring beginning with the end in mind, collaboration, questioning, constraints, productive struggle, and feedback. Also examine how these drivers can be applied to different forms of instruction: lessons, activities, performance tasks (shorter projects), and project based learning.

What you can expect

The power of student-friendly learning targets and self assessment, during inquiry
Ways you can benefit from productive struggle, when students are focused on problem solving

Speakers

Ross Cooper

Assistant Principal, Chappaqua Central School District

Erin Murphy

Educator, Author, Consultant, Real PBL

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Ross Cooper

Ross Cooper is currently an administrator in the Chappaqua Central School District. Previously, he was an Elementary School Principal, K-12 curriculum supervisor, Elementary Assistant Principal, and fourth grade teacher. As a nationally recognized leader in project based learning, he has worked with thousands of educators across the country to implement PBL. In 2021 he co authored Project Based Learning: Real Questions. Real Answers. How to Unpack PBL and Inquiry, and in 2016 he co authored Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom.

Erin Murphy

Erin Murphy is the co-author of Project Based Learning: Real Questions, Real Answers, How to Unpack PBL and Inquiry (coming soon) and Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom. She regularly consults with other leaders and learners regarding literacy, learning, and leadership. She is a proud graduate of Penn State University’s Professional Development School, where she was trained in inquiry-based instructional approaches. Currently, Erin serves as the Supervisor of Teaching & Learning for the Humanities subjects in the East Penn School District. You can learn more about Erin here.

Inquiry-based Learning

The Six Drivers of Inquiry-Based Learning

In this session, authors and educators Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy explore how you can apply the six drivers of inquiry-based learning in your classroom: exploring beginning with the end in mind, collaboration, questioning, constraints, productive struggle, and feedback.
Together, you will also examine how the drivers can be applied to different forms of instruction: lessons, activities, performance tasks (shorter projects), and project based learning.