Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm Target: Grades 8-12
Presenter: Trevor MacKenzie, author: Inquiry-Based Consultant
(pre-recorded with online facilitator)
Location: G.P. Vanier for those in the Comox Valley and ONLINE
Limit: Unlimited
DOOR PRIZE books drawn for registrants ~ 2 Dive Into Inquiry books & 2 Inquiry Mindset books (see below)
Examples shared throughout the sessions will highlight classrooms and reflect your context.
Please register with this in mind. NIDES colleagues, Trevor will speak to the application of these structures in the virtual setting.
Trevor MacKenzie facilitates learning from his recently released fourth publication, Inquiry Mindset Questions Edition. Question Routines are designed to help teachers leverage student-generated questions to help plan next steps in learning. These routines call on students to sort, organize, justify, and revise their questions and in doing so, help them become more competent questioners themselves. Mr. MacKenzie will demonstrate strategies to plan for curiosity through the lens of provocations, facilitate learning of the ten high impact Question Routines from the publication, and examine how these routines align with the BC Curriculum and curricular competencies.
You will learn to answer questions like these:
- What are the benefits to curiosity?
- How can we create entry points of curiosity to our curriculum?
- How might we scaffold for agency and competency development?
- How can we embed cooperative learning strategies to help students share their understanding and move towards doing rather than merely knowing?
- How can we build universal supports with our students to create equity, build engagement, and impact growth in the classroom?
Trevor’s Bio
Trevor MacKenzie is a BC teacher in Victoria. His research, consultancy, and authorship have reached all parts of the world as he works with schools, districts, organizations, and ministries/departments of education in a variety of contexts. Policy advising, curriculum development, professional development, and systems change are Trevor’s areas of expertise. His four publications are globally recognized as “must reads” in the inquiry-based school of thinking. He is a highly regarded speaker known for his heartfelt storytelling, kind demeanor, and person-first philosophy.
Trevor’s graduate research focused on identifying and removing the barriers to implementing inquiry-based learning in the K-12 setting. He has four publications: Dive into Inquiry; Inquiry Mindset Elementary Edition; Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition; and Inquiry Mindset Questions Editions Edition, all published by Elevate Books Edu. He has vast experience supporting schools across several years in implementation strategies in public schools, international schools, and International Baccalaureate programmes (PYP/MYP/DP).
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February 17, 2026
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm