This 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. Want to learn how to easily put inquiry theory into practice in your school library? This newly revised and expanded practical resource links pedagogical theory, research, and practical application of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL). An important resource for school librarians, classroom teachers, and school library preparation programs, this thoroughly updated second edition of Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning explores Inquiry-Based Learning in greater depth and addresses new educational insights. Readers will learn the new research model PLAN and understand how the steps Prepare, Learn, Analyze, and New Discoveries define a deliberative, metacognitive process that offers simplicity and flexibility. This step-by-step guide moves new and experienced educators seamlessly from assessment of students' needs and prior knowledge through formative and summative assessments to reflection. It offers practical applications for immediate use by educators with students and makes it clear why the school librarian is ideally suited to be the lead in the collaborative process of inquiry-based teaching. This comprehensive guide to IBL is appropriate as a main text or supplementary reading for courses in instructional design and curriculum.

This 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.

About the Author
Virginia L. Wallace, MLIS, PhD, is a consultant to public schools and institutions of higher education. Whitney N. Husid, MLIS, PsyD, is a presenter at state conferences and a consultant to public schools and home education organizations.

Reviews
This practical guide to inquiry-based learning outlines the PLAN (Prepare, Learn, Analyze, and New Discoveries) research model, provides detailed instructions to facilitate implementation, and highlights the leadership role of the teacher librarian in the collaborative inquiry process. * Canadian School Libraries Journal *



Book Information
ISBN 9781440852848
Author Virginia L. Wallace
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Libraries Unlimited Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 425g