I’m really stuck on the idea of building evidence for inquiry-based learning right now. Until I have adequate evidence that inquiry-based learning is effective in ways that other teaching methods are not, our lack of proof is a barrier to change.  As a parent, I would require evidence that inquiry leads to deeper understanding.  So…

I’ve just been reading Carol Kuhlthau’s Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century. I never understood before how project-based learning (PBL) differs from inquiry-based learning (IBL) until Kuhlthau points out in this reading.  She says “[PBL] falls short in two respects.  First, it overemphasizes product and underemphasizes the learning process.  Second, students are frequently left…