The Institute for Inquiry (IFI) is a highly sought-after professional development program that addresses the theory and practice of inquiry-based science education. Inquiry is an approach to learning that gives students the opportunity to explore the natural or material world in a way that leads to asking questions, making discoveries, and testing those discoveries in search for new understanding.
IFI workshops and seminars are tailored to a variety of participants: professional developers, administrators, lead teachers, national education reform leaders, out-of-school educators, and the university community. Since its inception in 1995, educators from 600 school districts in 46 states have attended IFI programs, as have participants from 10 countries.
In addition, IFI has published a series of facilitator’s guides online for professional developers working with classroom teachers. These guides enable professional developers to lead their own workshops about the fundamentals of inquiry and the role of formative assessment in inquiry-based teaching and learning.
Open enrollment workshops for professional developers
Fundamentals of Inquiry
October 22 – 26, 2012
