Translator's Preface
How to use this book
introduction

A

Agency, initiative
Authenticity, authenticity
Action, practice
Artistry, artistry
Abundance, abundance
Assets, assets
Assessment

B

Beauty, beauty
Bravery, courage
Breadth, wideness
Blended
Beginner's mind

C

Cycle
Concepts, concepts
Collaboration
Challenge
Curiosity
Creativity

D

Dispositions, tendencies
Differentiation, individualization
Dialogue
Design
Data, data
Diversity

E

Explicit, explicit
Experiential, empirical
Engagement, participation
Emergent, creative
Exploration
Environment

F

Facilitation
Formative assessment
Flexibility
Feedback, feedback
Flourish, prosperity
Fun, enjoyment

G

Global, global
Grit, grit
Growth, growth
Goals, objectives
Guidance, guidance

H

Head Heart Hands｜Head, Heart, Hands
Habits
Humility
Humanity, love for humanity
Humor

I

Investigation
Imagination
Interest, interest
Independence
Inspiration
Interdependence

J

Journey
Judiciousness, prudence
Juggling, juggling
Joy, joy

K

Kaleidoscope
Kinaesthetic, kinesthetic
Knowledgeable, knowledgeable
Kindness

L

Listening
Language, language
Leadership
Longevity
Learning

M

Meaningful, meaningful
Materials
Metacognition
Modeling, modeling

N

Nature
Negotiating
Noticing and Naming｜Observing and Naming
Nuance
Nudge

O

Organized
Open-mindedness｜Open mind
Observation
Oracy, oral ability

P

Pause, stop
Play, play
Planning
Personal, personal
Provocation, stimulation
Prior Knowledge

Q

Question
Quiet, quietness
Quality, quality
Quandary, adversity

R

Relationships, relationships
Research
Reflection
Risk-taking, taking on challenges
Resourcefulness, wisdom

S

Spontaneity
Self-management
Skills, functions
Scaffolding
Synergistic, synergistic thinking

T

Time, time
Thinking, accident
Transdisciplinary
Trust, trust
Tinkering, manipulating

U

Understanding, understanding
Unlearning, emptying
Uncovering, discovering
Universal
Unknown, unknown

V

Values, values
Voice
Virtual, virtual
Validity
Vision
Visible, visualization

W

Wonder, curiosity
Wisdom
Worthy, valuable
Why, why
Worldly, world-class

X

eXperience, experience
X-factor, unknown factor
eXcitement, excitement
eXperimentation, experiment

Y

Yield, put down
Youth
Yes, yes
Yet, yet
Year-long, lasting all year round

Z

Zest, enthusiasm
Zone, area

Using Books with Teams: Creative Strategies for Teachers
Adventures in Exploration: The Processes Embedded in Words
String words together to create beautiful questions
Some beautiful questions you can ask yourself as an educator.
Conclusion
In my own words

References
Additional literature

"Exploration Class: Where to Begin? What's Important?"
A guide to key keywords for inquiry learning that sets the direction and purpose of classes.

"The Reality of Inquiry: From A to Z" is a practical guide for teachers on inquiry classes and a book that questions the very essence of teaching. It asks questions like, "How can children become inquirers?" and "Am I an inquiry teacher?" It finds clues to these questions in the simplest of words.

This book, which focuses on the "Inquirer," the core learner model of the International Baccalaureate (IB) education, and calmly explains 26 key concepts related to inquiry from A to Z, goes beyond a simple glossary of terms and serves as an educational guide that broadens teachers' thinking and practice.

Each keyword serves as a guide to reflect on how teachers and students can live independently in the classroom when planning lessons or designing units.
It is designed to be kept at your side like a 'vocabulary book', used as a teacher's class journal or reflection notebook, and is also suitable as a discussion topic in a PLC (professional learning community).

Teachers who read this book will naturally reflect on their own classes.
"Who is the subject of inquiry in this class? The teacher or the students?"
"Do my classes help students develop the assets they'll need for life? Or do they just provide fragmented knowledge?"
These questions lead us to view inquiry not as an activity-centered teaching method, but as an educational philosophy that guides children's lives.
In particular, keywords such as 'Agency' and 'Zest' require teachers to have an identity as explorers, which leads to more proactive and meaningful class design and implementation.
It is also a guide for parents on how to raise proactive children, children with strong self-efficacy, and children with strong mentality.

"The Reality of Inquiry: From A to Z" is a book for teachers who want to design inquiry classes, teachers who are curious about the true nature of inquiry, teachers who need objective reflection and self-evaluation due to long-term inquiry-centered classes, teachers who want to recapture the essence of education, and all educators who dream of a classroom filled with questions and conversations that follow children's curiosity.


If you want to clarify the direction and purpose of your inquiry classes, or are looking for a solid guide to help you organize your thoughts and establish a coordinated approach for practice, "The Reality of Inquiry: From A to Z" will be the intellectual map you should first open.