Most instructional resources are designed around the teacher rather than the learners. Content is seen as an end, rather than a means to an end.   Because our knowledge base is growing at increasingly faster rates, instructional resources have to focus on inquiry learning and the skills, attitudes, and the conceptual context inherent in this learning process. Here you'll find the latest version of the Instructional Materials Rubric.

Professional Development - Previous Phase

The backgrounds of most of our current professional teaching staff do not prepare them to effectively facilitating inquiry learning.  The education of the professional teaching staff prepared them, for the most part, to teach based upon 'what we know' rather than  facilitate students towards learning how to learn or a focus on 'how we come about knowing'. 

Administrative Support & Leadership - Present Phase

This systemic element's major responsibility is to ensure that the important but often unseen infra-structure is in place that supports the implementation of Science as Inquiry.  

Designed Facilities - Future Phase

Are our schools of the best design to accommodate inquiry learning?  Are they designed around a 'form follows function' concept? Most schools and community structures are still designed, at best, on the basis of the needs of 1950's. 

Community Involvement - Future Phase

The involvement and support of the broad-range of community members are essential for the successful implementation of inquiry learning.

Technology Infrastructure - Future Phase

The technology infrastructure involves the many broad uses of technology for more effective, efficient, and expeditious learning and management of learning.

Joe Exline has also provided an abbreviated PowerPoint version of the systemic phases above. You'll need the PowerPoint program or free PC viewer or Mac viewer to see the slide show once downloaded.