tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84617601622108888582011-06-07T23:31:00.722-07:00To be used as a space to share new learning, innovative ideas, thoughts and reflections that stem from experiences during the Gear UP Summer Inquiry and Design Institute. We invite each Inquiry Thread to share highlights of the learning day, as well as post observations, questions, concerns and implications for classroom practice.Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-51916954114487154182008-05-14T10:07:00.000-07:002008-05-14T10:09:18.613-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">gift, that gift would be curiosity.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Eleanor Roosevelt</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-5191695411448715418?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-6894493949350973712008-05-14T09:56:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:58:23.778-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/SCsaJPN90UI/AAAAAAAAAEs/BOEPD4EyBpY/s1600-h/thematicweb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200278940735623490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/SCsaJPN90UI/AAAAAAAAAEs/BOEPD4EyBpY/s400/thematicweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm">http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-689449394935097371?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-40836533034080900322007-06-22T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-22T12:11:56.322-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe2DIFcNI/AAAAAAAAACg/4QHxOqutDR0/s1600-h/IMG_0349.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078968393668063442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe2DIFcNI/AAAAAAAAACg/4QHxOqutDR0/s200/IMG_0349.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe2zIFcOI/AAAAAAAAACo/suCmnhMVs6I/s1600-h/IMG_0369.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078968406552965346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe2zIFcOI/AAAAAAAAACo/suCmnhMVs6I/s200/IMG_0369.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3DIFcPI/AAAAAAAAACw/StRGMBThcH4/s1600-h/IMG_0382.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078968410847932658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3DIFcPI/AAAAAAAAACw/StRGMBThcH4/s200/IMG_0382.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3TIFcQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/WwIzma-wblo/s1600-h/IMG_0351.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078968415142899970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3TIFcQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/WwIzma-wblo/s200/IMG_0351.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3jIFcRI/AAAAAAAAADA/q5rTzHd8vxM/s1600-h/IMG_0353.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078968419437867282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rnwe3jIFcRI/AAAAAAAAADA/q5rTzHd8vxM/s200/IMG_0353.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-4083653303408090032?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>cemojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01413145056759218539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-7429927793542592422007-06-20T13:40:00.000-07:002007-06-20T13:43:48.660-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNX_gXtI/AAAAAAAAACI/bp1eI0OaQrk/s1600-h/IMG_0289.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078249713801649874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNX_gXtI/AAAAAAAAACI/bp1eI0OaQrk/s200/IMG_0289.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNX_gXuI/AAAAAAAAACQ/fickj2Yo5mU/s1600-h/IMG_0301.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078249713801649890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNX_gXuI/AAAAAAAAACQ/fickj2Yo5mU/s200/IMG_0301.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNn_gXvI/AAAAAAAAACY/QX0GluYb76M/s1600-h/IMG_0305.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078249718096617202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmRNn_gXvI/AAAAAAAAACY/QX0GluYb76M/s200/IMG_0305.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmQ5X_gXsI/AAAAAAAAACA/xsCmg6CxhNI/s1600-h/IMG_0251.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078249370204266178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RnmQ5X_gXsI/AAAAAAAAACA/xsCmg6CxhNI/s200/IMG_0251.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-742992779354259242?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-634752335754813172007-06-20T06:12:00.000-07:002007-06-20T12:02:20.553-07:00Group goals for the week include:<br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_x4AHNLWMGfQ/Rnkpt6zrFLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/m2BUikDglog/s1600-h/CIMG4707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_x4AHNLWMGfQ/Rnkpt6zrFLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/m2BUikDglog/s400/CIMG4707.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078135923693786290" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-63475233575481317?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893902933879125847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-80965265914199717462007-06-19T13:11:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:22:57.668-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6qzIFcDI/AAAAAAAAABQ/_O85zjROonc/s1600-h/IMG_0550.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 218px;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6qzIFcDI/AAAAAAAAABQ/_O85zjROonc/s320/IMG_0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077873086813270066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rTIFcEI/AAAAAAAAABY/F07ZoH61EMU/s1600-h/IMG_0540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 134px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rTIFcEI/AAAAAAAAABY/F07ZoH61EMU/s320/IMG_0540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077873095403204674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rjIFcFI/AAAAAAAAABg/ytx2iEP63q4/s1600-h/IMG_0606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 116px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rjIFcFI/AAAAAAAAABg/ytx2iEP63q4/s320/IMG_0606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077873099698171986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rzIFcGI/AAAAAAAAABo/9Ry1Owb8eEo/s1600-h/IMG_0554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 256px;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6rzIFcGI/AAAAAAAAABo/9Ry1Owb8eEo/s320/IMG_0554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077873103993139298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6sTIFcHI/AAAAAAAAABw/WCPVPl8Xoj0/s1600-h/IMG_0557.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_gQAeMVeV6ic/Rng6sTIFcHI/AAAAAAAAABw/WCPVPl8Xoj0/s320/IMG_0557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077873112583073906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-8096526591419971746?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>cemojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01413145056759218539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-74729818610989627712007-06-14T12:00:00.001-07:002007-06-14T13:27:08.883-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;"><strong>Responses and Reactions to the Morning Activities</strong></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-7472981861098962771?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-61354122463285217542007-06-14T11:40:00.000-07:002007-06-14T13:26:48.058-07:00<span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Interesting Inquiry-Based Learning Links</strong></span><br /></span><a href="http://www.biopoint.com/belhar/garden/courtyardgarden2.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.biopoint.com/belhar/garden/courtyardgarden2.html</span></a><a href="http://www.biopoint.com/inquiry/ibr.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.biopoint.com/inquiry/ibr.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;"> </span><a href="http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;"> </span><a href="http://manduca.entomology.wisc.edu/teacher/why.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://manduca.entomology.wisc.edu/teacher/why.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;"> </span><a href="http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu/index.php"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu/index.php</span></a><a href="http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/inquiry.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/inquiry.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;"> </span><a href="http://www.ndtwt.org/Blackboard/P2SST2/inqu.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.ndtwt.org/Blackboard/P2SST2/inqu.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;"> </span><a href="http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/approach/inquiry.asp"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/approach/inquiry.asp</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /></span><a href="http://www.project-approach.com/strategic/events.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.project-approach.com/strategic/events.htm</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/howto.asp"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/howto.asp</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000328/Project-Based_Learning.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000328/Project-Based_Learning.html</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/glefli/exhibits/1000670/Projects_Sampler.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/glefli/exhibits/1000670/Projects_Sampler.html</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/glefli/exhibits/1000670/March_of_the_Monarchs.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/glefli/exhibits/1000670/March_of_the_Monarchs.html</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.edutopia.org/</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/node/2936"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.edutopia.org/node/2936</span></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/instructional-modules"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc66;">http://www.edutopia.org/instructional-modules</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-6135412246328521754?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-46178387092861356072007-05-31T13:47:00.001-07:002007-06-14T13:30:45.507-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>The Inquiry and Design Cycle-</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>One Way of Naming the </strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Learning Process</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/Rl80a4t7eLI/AAAAAAAAABA/dpyUNOJOKVc/s1600-h/IMG_0143%255B1%255D%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070829341948737714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/Rl80a4t7eLI/AAAAAAAAABA/dpyUNOJOKVc/s320/IMG_0143%255B1%255D%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-4617838709286135607?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-44176030160510214822007-05-31T13:15:00.000-07:002007-06-14T13:33:08.942-07:00<span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>What's In the Water?</strong> </span></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Flushing out the Truth about Chicago's Wastewater</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-4417603016051021482?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-76350556260562352162007-05-31T13:12:00.000-07:002007-06-14T13:33:31.249-07:00<span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Who am I, and Who are We Together?</strong> </span></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">In Search of Multiple Identities</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-7635055626056235216?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-90853866997104011192007-05-31T13:10:00.000-07:002007-06-19T10:29:39.042-07:00<div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>What Makes an American?</strong> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Uncovering the True Story of Immigration in America</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RngR3H_gXmI/AAAAAAAAABQ/13gchzZV9gg/s1600-h/InquiryInstitute2007+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077828218596122210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RngR3H_gXmI/AAAAAAAAABQ/13gchzZV9gg/s200/InquiryInstitute2007+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077827196393905746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uhAsm-GmUDc/RngQ7n_gXlI/AAAAAAAAABI/Pi7jI8v1dUE/s200/InquiryInstitute2007+005.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-9085386699710401119?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8461760162210888858.post-70839349241716300262007-05-31T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-14T13:34:26.792-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>What's in the Meat?</strong> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>The Jungle</em> and <em>Fast Food Nation</em> as Catalysts for Change</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8461760162210888858-7083934924171630026?l=gearupinquirythreadreflections.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan A. Garrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546215701612565772noreply@blogger.com4