Letting Go

 In this weeks reading "Great Teaching Means Letting Go" I came to see how more inquiry learning can better impact our students and leave them with lasting experiences. The author, Grant Wiggins, described an eureka moment in learning as he was coaching soccer. He had been "teaching" the players how to create space, but this was unsuccessful due to the other team not lining up as they had practiced. I have had some of these same experiences in my classroom when students will complain that on a test a topic wasn't described 100% as it was in class which results in many of the students missing the answer. 

After reading the article I would agree that there is a connection between inquiry learning and great teaching. Students learn best when they have choices about their learning. The article also points out that many teachers are too hands on with projects and assignments, not allowing students to grown within themselves. I like how the article states that students need to develop more autonomy. This allows students to take previous knowledge and apply it to new situations which reinforces the learning process. 

I will be incorporating this style of learning in my classroom next year wile utilizing strategies I am learning from my instructional technology classes this summer.  

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