This week our lab was centered around inquiry-based instructions. Inquiry-based learning was something that I struggled for a bit. When it comes to teaching, I like to provide a lot of content and instruction where I have more control to make sure students are getting the information needed. Inquiry-based instruction is different where students are having more control over how they are getting the content. At first, I thought I was going to struggle in the lab, but by the end of it, I really enjoyed doing inquiry.
I found a few gems and opportunities for improvements for my inquiry lesson on food insecurity. Students enjoyed my interested when they had to find cards with countries on them and research a fun fact about the country. It was a great way for them to start to think about other countries that lead to learning about some challenges those countries faced.An area improvement was changing how students research countries by giving a set list of websites to use. Students ended up finding a site that was going to be used in a later portion and gave away information to early so that part of the lesson wasn't as impactful.
Overall I really liked this lab and excited to use it during student teaching.
Manny, good job getting out of your comfort zone in your IBI lesson! Incorporating a fun interest approach helped spark engagement in your lesson from the beginning and made learning about a new topic less intimidating for students. Finding a list of resources for WebQuests like the one you did take time to develop, and it's good that you recognize the importance of using specific websites for different parts of your activity.
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