ABSTRACT

The principal goal of education is to create individuals who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.

Jean Piaget

Now that you have been establishing a learning environment of mutual trust and wonder, and your students have their inquiry questions, you are ready to have students dive into their work. Students should follow these four steps, which we’ll roll out over the next few chapters:

◆◆ The Launch: Diving in and Letting Go (Chapter 3); ◆◆ Loosening Deadlines and Sharing Passions (Chapter 4); ◆◆ Helping Kids Make Their Learning Visible (Chapter 5); ◆◆ Teaching about Self-Assessment and Feedback (Chapter 6).