Last Wednesday, as Saskatoon's municipal elections took place, the students in Ms. Goodman's class held their own election. It was to decide whether they would vote to chew gum in class for a day or not. It was an authentic task in preparation for a further election they will underetake to decide who will be teacher for a day. They followed the exact procedure for casting ballots and discovered what spoiled ballots meant!
We are now trying to answer some of our 'quick questions' and 'deep thinking' questions. The quick questions are being answered individually and the deep thinking ones we are working on in groups using Debbie Miller's inquiry folders. Time and complexity have necessitated doing this as group work. I think doing it this way and modelling the process will help students when they choose to do further inquiry work.
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