Epistemic inquiry

If you teach science, you know the tension: trying to cover a heavy curriculum while still giving students meaningful inquiry. Too often, you end up choosing between two imperfect options: teaching through inquiry and then rushing to summarise, or front-loading the content and adding inquiry at the end. Neither approach gives students the deep, lasting understanding you want for them. THIS COURSE OFFERS YOU A PRACTICAL WAY TO CHANGE THAT. Epistemic Inquiry is a classroom-tested approach developed over thirty years of teaching science from late primary to high school. It helps you integrate content and inquiry so your students learn what scientists know and how scientists come to know it. Instead of following steps, students begin asking better questions, analysing evidence more clearly, and thinking with the habits of real scientists. You’ll learn how to use the five pillars of Let’s Think pedagogy — Concrete Preparation, Cognitive Conflict, Metacognition, and Bridging — to make student thinking visible and strengthen reasoning. This approach makes planning lighter, helps you uncover misconceptions earlier, and builds more independent learners. During the course, you’ll experiment with the method, try small changes in your own lessons, and reflect with the course leader and other science teachers who share your challenges. It’s supportive, hands-on, and designed to give you ideas you can use the very next day. If you want a clearer, more effective way to teach both knowledge and inquiry — without adding to your workload — this training is for you. Duration: 90-minute live online session, plus two one-hour self-paced online sessions Dates: Wednesday February 18th, March (self paced) and April 15th & 22nd Time: 5 - 6.30 pm CET (4 - 5.30 pm UK time) and 2 times 5 – 6.00 pm CET Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course. More info: https://youtu.be/xfOUMmLHwrg