Blog Post #5

 Three things I've learned this quarter:

1. The benefits of using inquiry with young students in the classroom. Through the reading we've done on different inquiries and the research we've seen I've come to understand that students really are benefiting from inquiry design. It's making them more engaged with the materials and providing them with important life skills.
2. How to navigate C3 teachers and use it as a resource in the future. I was a little confused on what the C3 teachers website had to offer when we first started the course. After creating an IDM, I was able to look back onto the site and use it to further my thinking. 
3. How to use the IDM template when planning for students. I was definitely intimidated by the template upon first glance, now I know what each section entails and how to put one together.

One concern I still have:

I think one concern I have is if I'll be in a school or district that makes the time for teachers to use IDM. We did discuss that all places are different,
and we could end up somewhere that makes it to where we don't have the opportunity to implement an IDM. That worries me because I think that would further my understanding even more, if I could actually execute one with my future students. I can read all the information in the World about it, but I need that real life experience to further it.