Chapter 2: Getting Started

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  1. Liliana Ojeda20 de agosto de 2016 a las 17:43

    CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED LAUNCHING THE PROJECT, by Liliana Ojeda P.
    In this phase 2, the topic of the investigation is selected through a process of discussion with the children and the teacher’s provocations concerning possible subtopics. The teacher also evaluates the feasibility of the topic in terms of local resources and opportunities. The topic is selected based on a series of criteria including the social context of the children, their interest, suggestions, etc. The teacher arrange the classroom in a especial way in order to permit the young investigators to work on their project. Teachers also organize some walks around the school, the park and other places to allow the students to collect information and have significant experiences.
    It is really interesting how investigation process can initiate in the very early age of the students. It is thought that only high scholar children could investigate, but the experiences written in this book are very significant and show how the investigation process can begin since kindergarten.
    Teaching the very young children to work based on investigation can develop very important skills and levels of advanced thinking that it is so difficult to develop using the antique ways of teaching.

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