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Turning INQUIRY into MUSICAL PASSION
One of the hallmarks of the Music DP course is to help guide students in making their own learning relevant. Hopefully some ideas presented on these pages about inquiry will provide a means to help students...
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Finding Musical PURPOSE through Inquiry
One of the most often neglected aspects of the EXPLORING and EXPERIMENTING components is the justification of MUSICAL DECISION MAKING. Many submissions neglect to include the PURPOSE behind the music...
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Lesson Idea - Applying the Inquiry Process
Here is a sample lesson of how one might apply the inquiry process. In this case, the topic is an introduction to jazz, but consider how the inquiry process could be unpacked to any topic of study. ...
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Using Free Inquiry in the Music Components
This page includes a checklist one could use while developing units/ideas throughout the IBDP Music Course. These thoughts could be particularly helpful when starting an EXPERIMENTATION, EXPLORATION,...
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Pillars of Inquiry
MacKenzie further breaks down the inquiry process into what he calls the "Four Pillars of Inquiry" Here you will find characteristics of inquiry that could be essential in developing the "learner persona"...
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Types of Inquiry
On this page, the inquiry process is unpacked. We explore the use of inquiry from initial thinking and ideas to the refinement of deep understanding. Many ideas here are inspired by the work of Trevor...
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Building a Culture of Inquiry
Many aspects of the IBDP Music course refer to the culture of inquiry. Examples of these include the use of Areas of Inquiry (see here for more), prompting questions, journal reflections (see here), and...
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Gauging Success
Creating an environment that encourages exploration, experimentation, investigation, and proficiency is paramount when developing the IB classroom. A positive culture extends far more than the ATL and...
Teaching Strategies and Lesson Ideas
Pedagogical Principles of DP with Lesson Ideas
SIX key pedagogical principles influence and underpin IB programmes. Here are these principles with a brief explanation for each (for a complete summary visit Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the...
Teaching Strategies and Lesson Ideas
ATT - Approaches to Teaching
One important aspect that we as educators should always bear in mind, as we are delivering the course, is that we should think of ourselves as 'teachers of learners' and not simply 'teachers of content'....