Welcome to season 2 of our podcast for bite-sized PD to encourage innovative learning practices in your classroom. Some of our topics may be tech-related. Some may be classroom practices. Some may be inspiring stories from teachers down the hall or across the road from you!
DESIGN - How can we integrate technology into the classroom or design innovative student experiences?
We're kicking off the new year with a series on the Edutopia article titled "The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2023." Our next topic is "Direct Instruction and Inquiry-Based Learning are Complementary." The two are are often misunderstood. DI is more than just lectures; it includes interactive elements like note-taking, quizzes, and discussions. IBL, while appearing unstructured, actually promotes deep learning through real-world problems and guided research. In practice, teachers blend DI and IBL, starting with DI to introduce concepts, followed by IBL activities for application.
Did you enjoy the episode?
Don't forget to hit that subscribe button in your podcast app of choice and to get the DRIVE podcast delivered every week. If you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your podcast app of choice, especially Apple Podcasts. That really helps raise the visibility of the show and allow us to serve up more learning opportunities for even more educators!
Welcome to season 2 of our podcast for bite-sized PD to encourage innovative learning practices in your classroom. Some of our topics may be tech-related. Some may be classroom practices. Some may be inspiring stories from teachers down the hall or across the road from you!
DESIGN - How can we integrate technology into the classroom or design innovative student experiences?
We're kicking off the new year with a series on the Edutopia article titled "The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2023." Our next topic is "Direct Instruction and Inquiry-Based Learning are Complementary." The two are are often misunderstood. DI is more than just lectures; it includes interactive elements like note-taking, quizzes, and discussions. IBL, while appearing unstructured, actually promotes deep learning through real-world problems and guided research. In practice, teachers blend DI and IBL, starting with DI to introduce concepts, followed by IBL activities for application.
Did you enjoy the episode?
Don't forget to hit that subscribe button in your podcast app of choice and to get the DRIVE podcast delivered every week. If you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your podcast app of choice, especially Apple Podcasts. That really helps raise the visibility of the show and allow us to serve up more learning opportunities for even more educators!