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Inquiry

Susan's Introduction

Submitted by Susan Dorfman on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:48am

Like other participants in the institute, I am an educator. I have enjoyed the teaching role all my life. I went to a K through 8 inner city public school in Phila and then to a large inner city high school, followed by matricultion at a large city college, Temple U. in Phila. I lived at home and spent my free time working to earn money at various jobs on and off campus. During all these years, from grade 4 on, I help other students in my classes. In college, I tutored and also volunteered as a reader for the blind. To put my husband through professional school, I worked as a technician in a research lab at UPENN. There, I developed a sence of myself as a capable scientist and teacher. When my hsband graduated, I began my graduate education. I

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What is open-inquiry pedagogy?

In the model of open-inquiry, let me pose a the following questions to you:

What does inquiry mean to you?
How have you or how would you like to use inquiry-based education in your classroom?
What other concerns or thoughts do you have regarding inquiry and its role in education?

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