Rx for the Common Core: Toolkit for Implementing Inquiry Learning

Rx for the Common Core: Toolkit for Implementing Inquiry Learning

<p>Providing clear explanations of inquiry-based learning in the light of the Common Core, this book is a practical and graphical guide that will serve as a much-needed primer for librarians and educators.</p><p><br/>• Presents essential questions and key concepts as the framework for efficient, effective change</p><p>• Provides readers with an understanding of the basics of inquiry learning and preparation to use methods and tools to implement inquiry learning</p><p>• Explains the rationale for the need to redesign instruction in the context of 21st century education</p><p>• Examines the Common Core and its relationship to inquiry learning</p><p>• Prepares readers to use a toolkit for implementation of the skills called for in the CCSS, such as synthesis and evaluation, and in order to train others in the implementation of inquiry-based learning and the CCSS</p>