Inquiry: Problem Solving as a Life Skill

5.5 Professional Development Hours
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
November 1, 2008 – Phoenix
Designed for pre-service teachers in grades K-8
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Important Note: This workshop offers 5.5 instructional hours. ASU Polytechnic students will receive additional training in the 5E Model of Inquiry in the week preceding this event.

Compared to students in 29 developed countries around the world, how do American students rate in their abilities to think critically to solve problems? Use the 5E Model for Inquiry to develop your own research question, collect evidence, and evaluate your team's investigation. (The answer to the initial question, by the way, is "24th".) Leave this experience with your questions answered about enhancing student achievement.

Outcomes and Indicators

By participating in this workshop, you will:

• Analyze the importance of a healthy water supply by examining water samples captured by participants.
• Recognize factors that contribute to a sustainable water supply by reviewing historical and contemporary data and comparing it to models and predictions for the next century.
• Identify the wide variety of careers in the field of water resources by discussing how science, society, and business/industry intersect.
• Understand the inquiry process by applying the 5E Model of Inquiry throughout the workshop.

Content Focus: Hydrology, riparian systems, careers, inquiry

Research-Based Practices Modeled and/or Targeted: 5E Model for Inquiry (Bybee), Cooperative Learning (Kagan & Slavin), Problem-Based Learning (Torp & Sage)

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