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  1. 10 Tips for Inquiry-Based Learning- While inquiry-based learning obviously works well in science, consider how you can this approach for all subjects. Here are some tips for the inquiry-based learning approach.
  2. Constructivism and the Five E's - An explanation of the five E's approach: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate (Miami Museum of Science).
  3. First Hand Learning, Inc.- Promotes inquiry teaching, learning from direct experience, and closer links between cultural institutions and schools.
  4. Foundations for Inquiry Book- A monograph for professionals in science, mathematics, and technology education.
  5. IMSA Center for Problem-Based Learning - The Center was established by the Illinois Math and Science Academy to engage in PBL research, information exchange, teacher training, and curriculum development in K-16 educational settings.
  6. Instructional Design Models - Comprehensive set of links to major models for instruction.
  7. Inquiring Minds Find New Challenges in Mathematics Competitions, Contests, & Events- A compilation of articles addressing inquiry in mathematics.
  8. Inquiry Almanack - Archives of a monthly magazine for science education; naturalists, wildlife, longitude and latitude, dissection, and much more.
  1. Inquiry-based Learning- The benefits of inquiry-based learning include the development of critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem solving.
  2. Inquiry and Problem Solving - A special issue of Focus: A Magazine for Classroom Innovators from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics & Science Education.
  3. Learning Strategies Database Home Page- 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.
  4. Problem Based Learning (Maricopa Community College) - An overview, a collection of reviewed web sites and print material, lesson ideas and original publications. Includes a mathematics lesson that involves using the Internet to research the problem underlying an automobile purchase.
  5. Problem-Based Learning - A method in which learners are progressively given more responsibility for their own education. PBL uses real world problems to stimulate learning, and to integrate and organize learned information in ways that will ensure its recall and application to future problems.
  6. Problem-posing, Problem-solving, Persuasion - The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium emphasizes the 3 P's of science education: Problem-posing, Problem-solving and Peer Persuasion.
  7. Project Approach - A comprehensive site on the theory and methodology; contains interactive spaces as well as examples (Sylvia Chard).
  8. The Socratic Method: Teaching by Asking Instead of by Telling - An explanation of the Socratic method of teaching by guided questioning.
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