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My name is Diane O'Fee-Powers and I teach in Philadelphia. Last year I taught 7th & 8th RELA. In the past I have taught science at this grade level. Next year I am scheduled to teach RELA until at least October. October is when the classes are leveled. If   more 7th graders are admitted to our school, we will need another teacher. That teacher will teach the 3 RELA classes and I will go back to teaching science & 1 of the RELA classes.

I am interested in inquiry based education  & how to implement it with the core curriculum. Most of us think of   inquiry in science class, but   don’t think of inquiry in the other subjects. I am interested in applying inquiry practices in both the science & the RELA class.
I think inquiry   is a good method for cross   curricular teaching. On the   curriculum & instruction website (Phila SD) there are connections for each subject matter to the other subjects. I think these connections will provide opportunities for inquiry.