{"id":2887,"date":"2020-10-08T15:32:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T10:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=talk_post&#038;p=2887"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:13:56","slug":"planning-an-upper-primary-unit-of-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"talk_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/talk-post\/planning-an-upper-primary-unit-of-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Planning an Upper Primary Unit of Inquiry<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-talk\"><strong>About the Talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Deep dive into change and continuity in curriculum planning as Chad Hyatt walks you through his process of creating an Upper Primary Transdisciplinary Unit of Inquiry. Together, describe the role of beliefs and mindsets in curriculum planning and recognize the complementary role of multiple planning frameworks. Through concrete examples from the unit, you can also explore how thinking evolves within the process of curriculum planning and apply it to your own process of planning a unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Don&#8217;t miss key insights from Chad, captured by him in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/planning-an-upper-primary-unit-of-inquiry-planning-and-evolving-simultaneously\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-objectives\"><strong>Key Objectives\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Describe the role of beliefs and mindsets in curriculum planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize the complementary role of multiple planning 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