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"Hey Megan! I have read the Understanding by Design book and have used different elements from that reading in my teaching.  I have always had a certain level of inquiry driven instruction in my teaching, but this year I decided to take it to a…"

"Megan,   Eventhough I responded earlier to your post, I had additional thoughts.  I believe this book was used by one of my Vocational Ed. teachers. We are encouraged to follow the standards very closely like a road map in Career…"

" Hello Megan, I absolutely love inquiry-based instruction. The main reason is because most time there is more than one right answer! Students need to think, apply, prove, develop an outcome and use many other skills to create a conclusion.…"

"Megan,   I think more inquiry-based instruction needs to happen in the classroom. There are many benefits to inquiry-based instruction in the classroom. I know that when I did my inquiry-based demonstration I was surprised at everything that I…"

"Megan - I like the idea of inquiry-based models to either supplement or enhance research essays.  This type of project also works well with students who have had, or have never cared to have, much experience outside of their electronic…"

"Megan, I like to use the inquiry-based insturction model in my foods classes.  When students are given an initial question on the daily topic, other questions naturally follow.  Many students give me ideas through these exchanges to write…"

"Megan,   Great article and questions and so appropriate for today's teaching practices. Inquiry-based instruction is a perfect strategy to use with Common Core State Standards. CCSS promotes independent learning which occurs when students…"

"Hi Megan I am sooooo looking forward to hearing your presentation.  One goal that I have for my own teaching next year is that of employing more of a "writing in the content areas" approach, so anything I can learn about teaching for…"

"Hey Megan!   I have been out of town on vacation and missed the research day.  I did stop by school today and picked up the two books I have.  One is probably better than the other.  I can bring them to the retreat, or if you…"

"Dear Megan,   I like to use writing to see how my students understand a topic in Foods class.  Because Career and Tech Ed classes often employ knowledge from core classes to "Get the Job done", higher order thinking is used on a…"