Putting inquiry into practice means giving students the opportunity to lead their own learning as they question, investigate, and take action. The strategies and protocols that follow can be used to provide structure and scaffolding as students develop their Inquiry Skills.
Inquiry Strategies and Protocols
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Question Formulation Technique: Protocol Guide
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Question Formulation Technique, Scaled for Emergent Readers: Protocol Guide
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Question Formulation Technique: What is the QFT? in 90 Seconds
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Question Formulation Technique: Teacher Reflections
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See Think Wonder
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I Like, I Wonder...
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Idea Clustering
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Yes, and...
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Station Rotations
In inquiry, students build the skills they need to gather, evaluate, and respond to evidence, allowing them to examine sources critically and form conclusions.
Inquiry is rich with opportunities for students to share their perspectives and respond to each other’s ideas. The strategies that follow can be used in and adapted for a variety of contexts that honor student voices, whether for a quick share-out, an informal conversation between partners, or a more involved discussion-based investigation.
As students prototype and present their ideas in an inquiry process, they are constantly making sense of new content and practicing new skills. Peer critique challenges students to evaluate one another’s work for evidence of accuracy or mastery while fostering the skills of communication, collaboration, and a growth mindset.
