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Have you sat around in teaching teams trying desperately to construct a statement of inquiry that will engage your students and spark authentic learning?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Join Principal and educator, Natalie Jensen as she breaks down her process to develop a statement of inquiry that is meaningful and engaging as well as one that links seamlessly to the summative assessment. Take away strategies to create a conceptual understanding statement to help develop the &#8216;big idea&#8217; of the unit.<\/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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop a conceptual understanding through a well constructed statement of inquiry<\/li><li>Work backwards to deconstruct statements of inquiry and analyse how they might have been formulated<\/li><li>Explore frameworks and best practices for connecting assessments to the statement of inquiry<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the talk What makes a great statement of inquiry? 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