Inquiry Mindset

How can we ... • Help students see themselves in a more positive, confident, and personally fulfilling light? • Cultivate the conditions for agency and equity in our classrooms and schools so all learners can thrive? • Shift education so that our students become more empowered, more competent, and more compassionate young people? Trevor MacKenzie takes another deep dive into inquiry as he examines the role of assessment in education through the lens of co-designing and co-constructing with students. In Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition, he outlines the beliefs, values, and frameworks that allow teachers to scaffold assessment infused with student voice, understanding, and autonomy. Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition offers practical ways to ... • Co-design assessment with your students to create both a sense of belonging and ownership over learning in the classroom. • Establish greater clarity and a deeper understanding for your students in how they'll be assessed. • Positively impact achievement and scores as well as your students' sense of self and personal responsibility and autonomy. Give your learners an authentic seat at the assessment table!

My students are too young to ask big questions. My students just aren't curious. My students only ask closed questions. Igniting and embracing curiosity is essential to inquiry-based learning, and that begins with questions. But if your students' off-topic, too basic, or simply non-existent questions have left you discouraged, you know that getting to the right questions isn't always easy. Asking questions that have the power to create authentic inquiry experiences and effectively drive learning takes practice. That's where Inquiry Mindset: Questions Edition comes in. In this book, Trevor MacKenzie offers tools and teacher insights that demonstrate the power and potential of student-generated inquiries. The Question Routines he outlines serve as a framework that you and your students can use to craft, organize, and justify questions. Effective across grade levels and subject areas, the strategies MacKenzie provides will empower you to bring fresh excitement and engagement to the learning experience. As you integrate these Question Routines into your teaching practice, you will discover . . . Curiosity can be leveraged to create personalized and authentic learning opportunities.Questioning can increase other competencies, including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and reflection.As the teacher, you don't have to ask or answer all the questions. Dive in, and let curiosity and questions, such as What if . . . ? How could we . . . ? I wonder what would happen if . . . . inspire and drive inquiry for you and your students.