Integrated Inquiry Planning Model

As schools are making the shift to the twenty-first-century, educators are tasked with an unending challenge and responsibility of maintaining student engagement, learning to develop the necessary knowledge and skills needed in the twenty-first century. Studies indicate that Australian educators are able to produce and guide students towards learning outcomes, through opportunities presented within the classroom (Reynolds, 2014, p.42). To allow children to learn through authentic experiences and develop twenty-first-century skills the inquiry-based learning approach has been incorporated into teaching methods by educators. This approach allows for curriculum integration which provides educators with opportunities to not only cater to difference and diversity in their classroom; but also allow students to express their understandings and integrate their knowledge and skills to multiple learning areas.
An integrated program is an approach that allows educators to incorporate more than one learning area into their teaching; encouraging students to utilize their knowledge and
This model provides opportunities for students to collaborate, particularly in the ‘going further’ phase where differentiation of the inquiry is emphasised. Similarly, the 5E teaching and learning model utilizes five stages of learning that incorporate multi-modal text, open investigations, discussions, and questions to not only cater to the students different learning abilities but to develop their understanding. These learning models strongly aligns with the authors teaching philosophy which states “To cater to my student's diverse learning styles and develop the necessary life skills required of our current society, I will base my teaching to incorporate all learning styles; auditory, kinaesthetic and visual” (Shieta,