How Inquiry Process “Fitting Into” the Framework(s) of Early Childhood
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Discussion Question Session 9: Answer fully in the discussion forum. Cite the text when possible:
In what ways do you see the Inquiry process “fitting into” the framework(s) of early childhood that we have discussed to date. For instance, how is it a reflection of Developmentally Appropriate Practice? How is it connected to observation and assessment (you can discuss these, or any other connections that you see)?
Session 9: The Inquiry Cycle
Readings:
• Youngquist, J, & Pataray-Ching, J. (2004) Revisiting "Play": Analyzing and Articulating Acts of Inquiry. Early Childhood Education Journal 31 (3), 171-178
• Roseno, A., Geist, E., Carraway-Stage, V., & Duffrin, M. (2015) Exploring Sunflower Seeds: A Thematic Approach to Science Inquiry. Young Children 70 (3), 88-91.
• Hypothesizing about Bugs:
Unit Outcomes:
• Examine and discuss Inquiry as a teaching/professional development tool, an “active research method” for curriculum development.
• Discuss the importance of reflective practice as a means of examining what teachers are trying to teach, and what children are learning.
• Examine and discuss Inquiry-based approaches to learning, and ways of engaging young students in the inquiry process.
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Inquiry as a theory is an approach in which a person sees the world full of potential and endless questions. Inquiry is an effective teaching and professional tool for curriculum development in several ways. For instance, by denoting play in the early childhood curriculum as an action of inquiry, educators can see the potential in children via more multi-layered ways (Youngquist & Pataray-Ching, 2004). It is achieved via their several methods of understanding and the multidisciplinary viewpoint that they approach their inquiries, which would be otherwise disregarded. On the other hand, the inquiry act instead of acts of play implies acts of participated learning, which is rigorous, educational, and linked to education and a lifelong search for knowledge (Youngquist & Pataray-Ching, 2004). By