The Importance of Concept Formation

The Importance of Concept Formation

By Carla Marschall Recently I was sitting with my Grade 1 team, getting ready to plan their Body Systems unit with them. In previous years, the team felt they introduced too many systems to their 6-year-olds. As a result, the unit felt disjointed, a bit hodgepodge and was organized around

Toward Culturally Responsive Inquiry

Toward Culturally Responsive Inquiry

By Carla Marschall Our classrooms are diverse places. Not only do our students come from varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds, but have diverse home lives, experience sets and linguistic profiles. As inquiry teachers who look to help students make meaning in a study, we must recognize the importance of integrating

The Importance of Concept Formation

The Importance of Concept Formation

By Carla Marschall Recently I was sitting with my Grade 1 team, getting ready to plan their Body Systems unit with them. In previous years, the team felt they introduced too many systems to their 6-year-olds. As a result, the unit felt disjointed, a bit hodgepodge and was organized around

Toward Culturally Responsive Inquiry

Toward Culturally Responsive Inquiry

By Carla Marschall Our classrooms are diverse places. Not only do our students come from varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds, but have diverse home lives, experience sets and linguistic profiles. As inquiry teachers who look to help students make meaning in a study, we must recognize the importance of integrating