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Collaborative Inquiry

& Outdoor Education


A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS

Hot to use Collaborative Inquiry to Create a


Successful Outdoor Education Program
Both collaborative inquiry and outdoor education enhance student
learning, but can often be daunting for teachers. Our hope is that
this guide will provide an outline to take that leap of faith and to get
you started! Using the four steps outlined in Learning Forward

Ontario's Collaborative Inquiry: A Facilitator's Guide, we put

together some guiding questions to give you an idea of what


collaborative inquiry could look like in the world of outdoor
education planning.

1. FRAMING THE 2. COLLECTING


PROBLEM EVIDENCE
Frame the problem, develop a
Consider:
question and make an action plan.
What kind of data will we collect and
Consider: where will we collect it from?
What aspect of the outdoor education
How will this measure help understand
program do we want to target?
our inquiry question?
Examples:
Examples:
How can we engage more students?
WHAT? WHO?
How can we tie in more curriculum?
Student work Students
How can we utilize the school's outdoor
Interviews Teachers
space to create a stimulating experience?
Observations Parents
What are ways to get at ETC. Administration
the chosen question?
CREATE AN ACTION PLAN!

3. ANALYZING 4. SHARING &


EVIDENCE CELEBRATING
Make meaning, identify patterns and Celebrate learning and share insights
form conclusions. with colleagues.
Consider: Consider:
What does the data tell us about our What are implications for student
problem? learning and teaching?
What assumptions do we make about How can we apply what we learned?
students and learning? How can we What are next steps?
deal with this?
Example:
Examples: To continue our work
Some trends I notice... we should consider how
REFLECTION IS
I can count... to better accommodate 
KEY AND SHOULD
our program
TAKE PLACE
for...
THROUGHOUT
THE PROCESS!

To Read the Facilitator's Guide:


For more information check out our website:
https://ereserves.library.queensu.ca/ares/ares.dll?
https://pme801designbrief.weebly.com/ Action=10&Type=10&Value=126078

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