Formulating a Strong Statement of Inquiry

Natalie Jensen

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About the talk

What makes a great statement of inquiry? Have you sat around in teaching teams trying desperately to construct a statement of inquiry that will engage your students and spark authentic learning?

Join Principal and educator, Natalie Jensen as she breaks down her process to develop a statement of inquiry that is meaningful and engaging as well as one that links seamlessly to the summative assessment. Take away strategies to create a conceptual understanding statement to help develop the ‘big idea’ of the unit.

Key takeaways

Develop a conceptual understanding through a well constructed statement of inquiry
Work backwards to deconstruct statements of inquiry and analyse how they might have been formulated
Explore frameworks and best practices for connecting assessments to the statement of inquiry

Speaker

Natalie Jensen

Principal, Preshil K-12

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Natalie Jensen

Natalie Jensen is an IB World School Principal at Preshil K-12, in Melbourne. She is passionate about education and improving the wellbeing of young people. She holds a Masters Degree in Child and Adolescent Welfare and is also the founder of the IB PYP/MYP Community Network Group that supports educators across the globe to collaborate, inspire, share ideas, and stay connected. Natalie is committed to extending support to educators across the different aspects of their teaching. She has considerable experience working with the IB continuum of education across PYP, MYP, and DP, and is particularly enthusiastic about experiential learning and student agency.

Curriculum Planning, Leadership

Formulating a Strong Statement of Inquiry

What makes a ‘great’ statement of inquiry? Have you sat around in teaching teams trying desperately to construct a statement of inquiry that will engage your students and spark authentic learning? Join Principal and educator, Natalie Jensen as she breaks down her process to develop a statement of inquiry that is meaningful and engaging as well as one that links seamlessly to the summative assessment. Also take away strategies to help you create a conceptual understanding statement to help develop the 'big idea' of the unit.