Inquiry Mindset

How can we . . . Help students see themselves in a more positive, confident, and personally fulfilling light?Cultivate the conditions for agency and equity in our classrooms and schools so all learners can thrive?Shift education so that our students become more empowered, more competent, and more compassionate young people? Trevor MacKenzie takes another deep dive into inquiry as he examines the role of assessment in education through the lens of co-designing and co-constructing with students. In Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition, he outlines the beliefs, values, and frameworks that allow teachers to scaffold assessment infused with student voice, understanding, and autonomy. Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition offers practical ways to . . . Co-design assessment with your students to create both a sense of belonging and ownership over learning in the classroom.Establish greater clarity and a deeper understanding for your students in how they'll be assessed.Positively impact achievement and scores as well as your students' sense of self and personal responsibility and autonomy. Give your learners an authentic seat at the assessment table! "If you value inquiry and seek to develop reflective, self-directed students, get this book. It is brimming with advice and seasoned with soul. Your students will thank you." -Jay McTighe, coauthor of the Understanding by Design® framework "I work with schools around the world to help them redesign and align their curriculum and assessment, and this is a book I'll be recommending to those schools from now on. It's a perfect starting point for the work educators need to do to make assessment authentic, meaningful, and powerful." -Alexis Wiggins, teacher, author of The Best Class You Never Taught

Harness the Power of Curiosity to Foster Students’ Love for Learning From their youngest years, our children are innately curious. They explore the world around them through play, imagination, and discovery. They build meaning, they create understanding, and they unabashedly share their learning. It’s in this process that they find joy in life and relevance in the world around them. Why, then, do some of our students become disconnected from their learning in school? Where does this natural curiosity go? And how, as educators, can we ensure all of our students experience a meaningful and wonder-filled journey through their education? It’s these questions that Trevor MacKenzie, author of the critically acclaimed book Dive into Inquiry, answers in Inquiry Mindset. Co-written with kindergarten teacher Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt, Inquiry Mindset offers a highly accessible journey through inquiry in the younger years. You’ll learn how to . . . Empower your learners, increase engagement, and accelerate achievement. Harness the wonderings and curiosities of your students and leverage them into powerful learning opportunities. Cultivate an inquiry mindset both as a teacher and in your students! Adopt an inquiry approach that results in the most authentic and inspiring learning you’ve ever experienced!

How can we . . . Help students see themselves in a more positive, confident, and personally fulfilling light?Cultivate the conditions for agency and equity in our classrooms and schools so all learners can thrive?Shift education so that our students become more empowered, more competent, and more compassionate young people? Trevor MacKenzie takes another deep dive into inquiry as he examines the role of assessment in education through the lens of co-designing and co-constructing with students. In Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition, he outlines the beliefs, values, and frameworks that allow teachers to scaffold assessment infused with student voice, understanding, and autonomy. Inquiry Mindset: Assessment Edition offers practical ways to . . . Co-design assessment with your students to create both a sense of belonging and ownership over learning in the classroom.Establish greater clarity and a deeper understanding for your students in how they'll be assessed.Positively impact achievement and scores as well as your students' sense of self and personal responsibility and autonomy. Give your learners an authentic seat at the assessment table! "If you value inquiry and seek to develop reflective, self-directed students, get this book. It is brimming with advice and seasoned with soul. Your students will thank you." -Jay McTighe, coauthor of the Understanding by Design® framework "I work with schools around the world to help them redesign and align their curriculum and assessment, and this is a book I'll be recommending to those schools from now on. It's a perfect starting point for the work educators need to do to make assessment authentic, meaningful, and powerful." -Alexis Wiggins, teacher, author of The Best Class You Never Taught

Harness the Power of Curiosity to Foster Students’ Love for Learning From their youngest years, our children are innately curious. They explore the world around them through play, imagination, and discovery. They build meaning, they create understanding, and they unabashedly share their learning. It’s in this process that they find joy in life and relevance in the world around them. Why, then, do some of our students become disconnected from their learning in school? Where does this natural curiosity go? And how, as educators, can we ensure all of our students experience a meaningful and wonder-filled journey through their education? It’s these questions that Trevor MacKenzie, author of the critically acclaimed book Dive into Inquiry, answers in Inquiry Mindset. Co-written with kindergarten teacher Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt, Inquiry Mindset offers a highly accessible journey through inquiry in the younger years. You’ll learn how to . . . Empower your learners, increase engagement, and accelerate achievement. Harness the wonderings and curiosities of your students and leverage them into powerful learning opportunities. Cultivate an inquiry mindset both as a teacher and in your students! Adopt an inquiry approach that results in the most authentic and inspiring learning you’ve ever experienced!

My students are too young to ask big questions. My students just aren't curious. My students only ask closed questions. Igniting and embracing curiosity is essential to inquiry-based learning, and that begins with questions. But if your students' off-topic, too basic, or simply non-existent questions have left you discouraged, you know that getting to the right questions isn't always easy. Asking questions that have the power to create authentic inquiry experiences and effectively drive learning takes practice. That's where Inquiry Mindset: Questions Edition comes in. In this book, Trevor MacKenzie offers tools and teacher insights that demonstrate the power and potential of student-generated inquiries. The Question Routines he outlines serve as a framework that you and your students can use to craft, organize, and justify questions. Effective across grade levels and subject areas, the strategies MacKenzie provides will empower you to bring fresh excitement and engagement to the learning experience. As you integrate these Question Routines into your teaching practice, you will discover . . . Curiosity can be leveraged to create personalized and authentic learning opportunities. Questioning can increase other competencies, including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and reflection. As the teacher, you don't have to ask or answer all the questions. Dive in, and let curiosity and questions, such as What if . . . ? How could we . . . ? I wonder what would happen if . . . . inspire and drive inquiry for you and your students. "Trevor gives us the tools to help students generate and sort their questions in ways that thread the needle between authentic curiosity and curricular goals. Rooted in stories and examples of real classrooms, the collection of inquiry routines in this book will empower students to answer the most important questions in the classroom-the questions they, themselves, have asked." - Peter Liljedahl , author, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics "In an increasingly complex, demanding, and uncertain global climate, the skill of asking thoughtful, critical, probing questions is more important than ever. . . . Trevor's timely contribution will be a welcome addition to any teacher's professional library!" - Kath Murdoch , author, The Power of Inquiry "I have no doubt that you will return to this offering time and time again to help you refine, rethink, and revisit the wonderings your learners bring to the table." - Jessica Vance , author, Leading with a Lens of Inquiry

My students are too young to ask big questions. My students just aren't curious. My students only ask closed questions. Igniting and embracing curiosity is essential to inquiry-based learning, and that begins with questions. But if your students' off-topic, too basic, or simply non-existent questions have left you discouraged, you know that getting to the right questions isn't always easy. Asking questions that have the power to create authentic inquiry experiences and effectively drive learning takes practice. That's where Inquiry Mindset: Questions Edition comes in. In this book, Trevor MacKenzie offers tools and teacher insights that demonstrate the power and potential of student-generated inquiries. The Question Routines he outlines serve as a framework that you and your students can use to craft, organize, and justify questions. Effective across grade levels and subject areas, the strategies MacKenzie provides will empower you to bring fresh excitement and engagement to the learning experience. As you integrate these Question Routines into your teaching practice, you will discover . . . Curiosity can be leveraged to create personalized and authentic learning opportunities.Questioning can increase other competencies, including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and reflection.As the teacher, you don't have to ask or answer all the questions. Dive in, and let curiosity and questions, such as What if . . . ? How could we . . . ? I wonder what would happen if . . . . inspire and drive inquiry for you and your students. "Trevor gives us the tools to help students generate and sort their questions in ways that thread the needle between authentic curiosity and curricular goals. Rooted in stories and examples of real classrooms, the collection of inquiry routines in this book will empower students to answer the most important questions in the classroom-the questions they, themselves, have asked." -Peter Liljedahl, author, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics "In an increasingly complex, demanding, and uncertain global climate, the skill of asking thoughtful, critical, probing questions is more important than ever. . . . Trevor's timely contribution will be a welcome addition to any teacher's professional library!" -Kath Murdoch, author, The Power of Inquiry "I have no doubt that you will return to this offering time and time again to help you refine, rethink, and revisit the wonderings your learners bring to the table." -Jessica Vance, author, Leading with a Lens of Inquiry