School Library System - WSWHE BOCES: Inquiry
Information and Resources for School Librarians
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
W.I.S.E.
- WISE GuideThis 11-page guide breaks down the components of Wonder, Investigate, Synthesize and Express.
- WISE BookmarksPrintable bookmarks for students and teachers.
- WISER BookmarksAdds the "Reflect" piece to WISE.
Books from WSWHE PD Collection
Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning by Call Number: 371.3 WALISBN: 9781440852848Publication Date: 2016-12-05This newly updated and expanded second edition of Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning explains effective IBL scaffolding and the school librarian's role as the lead in the collaborative process of inquiry-based teaching.
Essential Questions by Call Number: 371.37 McTISBN: 9781416615057Publication Date: 2013-04-09Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins provide practical guidance on how to design, initiate, and embed inquiry-based teaching and learning in your classroom. Offering dozens of examples, the authors explore the usefulness of EQs in all K-12 content areas.
Stripling Inquiry Model
- Stripling Inquiry ModelPDF to print out your own color inquiry model to display or hand out to teachers and students.
Inquiry Curriculum
- Inquiry Curriculum Guide"How to" implement inquiry. Developed as a collaborative between WSWHE, Capital Region, Questar III and Sullivan County BOCES School Library Systems facilitated by Mary Ratzer.
- Inquiry BookmarksBased on the 4-BOCES SLS Inquiry Model.
Documents to Support Inquiry Curriculum
- Is It Inquiry?Infographic with questions to ask to see if the assignment is inquiry-driven.
- "I Wonder" GridPrompts students to asking inquiry questions
- Collaborative Research PlannerUsing the Inquiry method, this rubric helps guide the instructor to make sure that all phases of Inquiry are met.
- O'Dell Education's Teacher Research Unit GuideHelp to plan an Inquiry research unit.
- Text Factors That Impact ComplexityA rubric designed to see if student text is simple, challenging or complex.
- Guide to Questioning, Synthesis, AnalysisDescriptions, examples and links to other resources.
- Student Handout for InvestigationTwo columns for students to brainstorm vocabulary terms for topic and information literacy to help move them in the right direction for research.
- O'Dell Education's Student Research PlannerHelps guide students through an Inquiry research project.