Classroom Video Gallery

The Institute for Inquiry filmed two days of instruction in two Sonoma classrooms to capture how teachers were translating ideas and principles explored through professional development into their teaching practice.

These classroom videos provide insight into strategies teachers can employ—and the benefits and challenges they can expect to encounter—as they support students to develop language in the context of science. Each video is accompanied by interactive annotations that indicate and provide commentary on critical moments.

Inquiry-based Science and English Language Development

Magnet Investigation

Karen O’Hara teaches a combined second- and third-grade class made up of 80% English language learners of varying levels of English proficiency. Karen has participated in IFI professional development since 2011. In these nine annotated videos, you can see Karen’s class engage in a two-day science investigation about magnets.

Snail Investigation

Gennifer McDonald teaches a combined second- and third-grade class made up of 75% English language learners of varying levels of English proficiency. Gennifer has participated in IFI professional development since 2008. In these six annotated videos, you can see Gennifer’s class engage in a two-day science investigation about snails.