Knowledge building circles

10/2/2018

Criteria created by the students for Knowledge Building Circle Groups in Inquiry

Today Division 1 and 2 spent the morning working on their Plant Identification and First Nations Use Project. We were so impressed with how well groups worked together. Students were engaged for over an hour on their projects. I saw and heard many students asking for both peer and teacher feedback to improve their projects. They then took this feedback and applied it to make their projects even better. It was amazing to see you all using the BIG 6 Principles of Learning. That is what taking OWNERSHIP over your learning looks like! AWESOME JOB!! In the afternoon, we got our Inquiry Knowledge Building Groups and created some criteria/ground rules for meeting and then dove into our questions! Again, we were so impressed with the ownership and self regulation shown by the group. Keep it up.....because the year is just underway and.....THE LEARNING NEVER STOPS!!!

1) Homework:

Math Focus: Page 13 Page 14
Keep Inquiring if you have time because...THE LEARNING NEVER STOP!!!

2) Post A Response:

Explain a daily Inquiry work period form start to finish in detail...(think about what you did today!)
HERE IS A SENTENCE FRAME TO GET YOU STARTED:
When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and_________________. After we have completed our_______________________ we____________......NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!
Provide feedback to another student to help them improve their explanation of an inquiry work period.
Revise your post based on the feedback you receive.

Joseph

10/2/2018 03:59:45 pm

Hey everyone,
I need some help finding indigenous uses for our plant ID project. How did you guys search for them (using which keywords, which websites?)

Thanks in advance.
-Joseph

vincent qi

10/2/2018 04:44:42 pm

you could use canadian encyclopedia. Or you can sort of relate it to other plants. example: blackberry was a food, then thimble berry or salmon berry might also be foods...

Mr. Fisher

10/2/2018 06:26:14 pm

Way to go, Vincent. Thank you for supporting others!

10/2/2018 05:24:08 pm

Thanks vincent!

My PAR:

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our daily goals, then we find someone to sign it. After we have completed our research, we discuss our information with our groups.... NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGHT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!

10/2/2018 06:28:03 pm

You are missing a couple important things near the end of the period. Can you remember? Who can help?

Lucas

10/2/2018 06:00:42 pm

Joseph I forgot our rubbings at your house.

Matthew

10/2/2018 04:12:23 pm

Second.

Nathan

10/2/2018 04:14:39 pm

3rd

Jorge

10/2/2018 04:25:12 pm

Fourth

10/2/2018 04:40:01 pm

I need help with PAR. Are we allowed to use the sentence frame and just fill out the blanks.

10/2/2018 04:47:14 pm

Never mind i think i get it now.

10/2/2018 04:50:35 pm

The first thing we do during our inquiry period is we meet up in our knowledge building groups. In our groups we discuss the criteria shortly then we talk about what we want to aim for in the period today. After we write it on our sheet then we get somone to sign it. Now we go and research on our inquiry questions and try to complete your goal.

10/2/2018 06:29:12 pm

Can you be more specific? What about at the end of the period? Be very specific!

10/2/2018 04:50:59 pm

@mr fisher you spell "word" instead of "Work" for inquiry WORK period

10/2/2018 04:55:59 pm

also for "NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTILL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!" you spelled "UNTILL" instead of "UNTIL".
and "RIGNT" instead of "RIGHT".

10/2/2018 06:29:44 pm

Got it, thanks!

10/2/2018 04:54:07 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our daily goals. then we find someone to sign it. After we have completed our reasaerch, we discuss our information with our groups......NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!

Annabelle

10/2/2018 07:12:24 pm

Great job but there are some mistakes in your second and third sentences. Be more specific on the researching part but overall, good job.

Sarah

10/2/2018 08:09:30 pm

good job but you should add more

Mountain

10/2/2018 08:55:25 pm

Good job Vincent, just saying you spelled INQUIRY with a lower case i.
It just looks weird INQUiRY

Kaden

10/2/2018 05:00:44 pm

5th

Vivian

10/2/2018 05:03:51 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our goals for the day. After we have completed our researching we talk about what we found ......NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTILL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!

Kheyria

10/2/2018 06:50:11 pm

I don't think that was what Mr.Fisher meant.

(Although he was unclear . . . 🤔)

10/2/2018 05:09:29 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring, we do is to meet up with our knowledge building group.
Then we discussed about the cirteria and what to do to and what not to do.
We then wrote down what we planned to do today and then after the time was up we had rate ourselfs on how much work we have finished in that time.
We also had to sign the criteria chart to show that we all agree on what's on the chart.

10/2/2018 06:47:58 pm

I think what you meant to say was "what we do" after the first comma.

10/2/2018 07:55:13 pm

Yes!

10/2/2018 05:29:31 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our goals for the day _. After we have completed our research we talk about what we found ......NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTILL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!

Krizia

10/2/2018 06:15:00 pm

Jorge, can you add another thing we did between writing our goals for the day and finding our information?

10/2/2018 06:18:10 pm

Oops, sorry I meant to ask what else we did before writing our goals for the day.

Mr. Hong

10/2/2018 05:30:52 pm

@ Parents/students - Check this video out on inquiry based learning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlwkerwaV2E

10/2/2018 06:46:03 pm

Awesome, Mr. Hong! I added it to the blog!

10/2/2018 06:09:41 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and we plan out the criteria. After we have completed our criteria, we write down our plan on what we will be doing during this time. Then we get someone to check it for us so that we can start on our work.

10/2/2018 06:31:47 pm

Nice start! What about after research time? What then? Be specific.

10/2/2018 06:30:49 pm

In the beginning of our inquiry period, we meet up with our knowledge building groups and acknowledge the criteria for our group (and possibly others). Then we discuss about what we are aiming to find out by saying our goal for the work period. Then we settle down and start inquiring! As we search up questions on the internet we record our new found knowledge and sources in our A.S.O.T books. At the end of our inquiring we go around our group saying what new thing we learned and our reactions. We also provide feedback to our peers. When that's done, we get our green sheets signed by our group members for proof that we did something and we wright down wheather we got 0, 1+, or 2+. We then get our teachers to check our work, and DONE!

(P.S you can tell that when Mr.Fisher uses caps when typing about inquiry that he really loves inquiry.😂)

10/2/2018 06:50:16 pm

I DO LOVE INQUIRY!!!!!! Kheyria, this is a great explanation. It is just missing one important action. It happens just before you head off to start researching. Can you remember what we do and why we do it? YOU CAN DO IT!

PS. Did I mention that.......I LOVE INQUIRY!!!

10/2/2018 08:51:10 pm

In fact, you did tell us you love inquiry like... a paragraph before

nick link

10/2/2018 06:59:25 pm

awesome Kheyria looks like you really put a lot of effort next time try to make the the par a bit shorter but still a very good par awesome job.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

raymond

10/2/2018 08:09:58 pm

@ nick WHY YOU HERE?!?!?!?

10/2/2018 08:41:57 pm

whos raymond?

Doge

10/2/2018 06:40:05 pm

LAST!!!!!!

10/2/2018 06:40:45 pm

What are we doing today?

10/2/2018 06:41:50 pm

Finished!

10/2/2018 06:43:21 pm

Who is this Doge.

10/2/2018 08:42:23 pm

i think its nick

nicholas link

10/2/2018 06:49:28 pm

math today's homework
1) a) 348 is divisible by 6 B) 2987 is not divisible by 6 C) 5630 is not divisible by 6 D).46 524 is divisible by 6
2). a). 2432,2434,and all other numbers that are divisible by 3 or 6
b). 56222,56422, and all other numbers that are divisible by 3 or 6
3). a). 758 is divisible by 6 b).4908 is divisible by 6 c)75084 is divisible by 6 d). 64856 is divisible by 6.
4). ten times
5). a). no there would not be any left over detergent
b). no it will not there will be extras.
6). a).
b). it shows us the number and if it is divisible by 2,3
7). yes it will because 6 is always divisible by itself
8).14113 can not be divisible by 6 because it will never be divisible fully.
9). a). 363 b).300 c).600
10). a). she is correct because both of those numbers divide by 12.
b).not really because it is not always divisible by 3 but always by 2.
11).it is divisible by all other even numbers

10/2/2018 06:54:30 pm

Thank you for doing your homework, Nicholas, but it does not need to be posted here. Please bring it to class tomorrow. Please read the post a response homework above and follow the instructions.

10/2/2018 06:56:14 pm

sorry Mr Fisher i just did the par so all my homework is done btw sorry for writing it on the website.

Len

10/2/2018 06:51:29 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write down what you're going to do on that day. After we have completed our goals then we discuss a thing about what you learnt that day, maybe a fun fact or something you didn't know...NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD

main man Nick link

10/2/2018 06:54:31 pm

first get all your notes straight. Make sure nothing is missing. research about your topic find the best possible answer so you get a good mark. then talk with your group and tell the what you learned about. my PAR.

10/2/2018 07:04:05 pm

This is god start, Nicholas. Can you read some other posts and add some of the things you missed? Then make some changes to improve your post

10/2/2018 07:06:30 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and discuss about what our daily goals are. After we have completed our discussing about plans we sign each others papers to show that we have discussed the daily goal. Then we try to complete our daily goal with the time we have. Or as Ms.Tan's famous saying "USE YOUR TIME WISELY!" Then at the end of our work period, we get back into our group and talk about our progress and mark ourselves depending on our progress.

David

10/2/2018 07:20:59 pm

At the very beginning of the inquiry process, basically the minute we step into the library, we meet up with our knowledge building circle and talk about the criteria and what we are going to do for the day. Then we discuss and write down our goals for the day such as researching or typing. When we are finished that, we get the ipads or whatever equipment we need and we start the inquiry researching stage. We write down important notes and sources in our ASOT books. (All sorts of things) AT the end, we get back together and share what we did in this period and we help out each other by giving them suggestions. We give ourselves an evaluation on what we did today and have someone to sign it. This is how you do the Inquiry.

Ivan

10/2/2018 07:24:35 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and discuss about what our daily goals are. After you have set your goals you will need to ask a teacher to make sure that what you wrote down was specific enough. Once the teacher approves it then you need to ask another member in your group to sign it. Once your done all of that then you will try to complete your goal that you wrote down. At the end of your lesson you talk to your group about how everything is going so far , and then you mark yourself either from 0,1, or 2 depending on how well you did that period.

Owen

10/2/2018 07:45:26 pm

I need help with my PAR

10/2/2018 07:57:35 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our goals . After we have completed our research for that project then we can discuss your plan with your group or teacher .....NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUiRY PERIOD!

10/2/2018 07:49:48 pm

When we do daily inquiry we start with meeting up with our groups. Then we start with our daily planing sheet and write what were going to to do that day. Then we try to get done whatever we wrote down on the planning sheet. When thats done we get back in our groups and talk about what we did. Then at the end of that you line up rate your self out of one two or three then line up and go back to class.

when we are ready to start inquiry the first thing we do is meet up with our knowledge building circles and write our plans for that period. After we have completed our plan for the day we find a peer in our group and get them to sign it. Then we research and try to reach our plan for that day and then we work until the end of that section of the day.

Ester

10/2/2018 08:13:59 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle and write our daily goals. Then, we find someone to sign it to verify we did our goal or if our goal is an actual goal that we can do. After, we have completed our reasaerch, we discuss our information with our groups. Lastly, we go back to to our daily goal sheet and write wether you didn't think you did well or you think you did well by writing numbers.....NOW WE KEEP GOING RIGNT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUIRY PERIOD!

Jessica

10/2/2018 08:45:55 pm

When we are ready to start inquiring the first thing we do is meet with our knowledge building circle, review our c-charts and plan out our daily goals. After we have completed our research/daily goal, and we discuss what we have learned with our groups, receive feedback from our group, or give feedback to help others... NOW YOU KEEP GOING RIGHT UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE INQUIRY PERIOD!

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