All Activities : inquirED

The Power of Informed Action in Social Studies

Discover the power of informed action in transforming social studies classrooms. Learn about its benefits, real-world applications, and how it engages students in meaningful and creative ways.

Why Inquiry Skills Matter in K–5 Social Studies Classrooms

How do students become curious, capable, and future-ready learners? This post explores inquirED’s five essential Inquiry Skills—core to every lesson and carefully sequenced to help students build knowledge and apply it meaningfully.

Roster + LMS Integration Options

Get an overview of rostering methods and LMS setup options based on the district’s selected integration with inquirED.

From Ideas to Impact: Rubric Tools for Informed Action

To support teachers in guiding students through meaningful Informed Action, we've developed resources and templates to assist in the co-creation of rubrics. These tools are designed to help translate inquiry products and success criteria into clear, student-friendly assessment frameworks that...

Collaboration Skills: Yes, and...

Learn a protocol that helps students understand agency, voice, and collaboration.

🗓 Layers of Meaning: Knowledge Building and Complex Texts

With special guests Jilian Corr (Learning Experience Architect, inquirED) and Jane Patrick (Learning Experience Designer, inquirED). Why do students need to grapple with complex texts? How can teachers scaffold these texts to help students build background knowledge and vocabulary? Join...

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Literacy Connections Notecatcher

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through the "Literacy Connections" course.

🗓️ The Power of Questions: The QFT in Elementary Social Studies

Participants: This session is designed for any teacher interested in learning more about how to implement the QFT (Question Formulation Technique).Overview: Students are most engaged during an inquiry when they have the opportunity to generate their own investigation questions. Join...

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Guided Tours: Inquiry Journeys Module Exploration

Watch this video to get to know the Modules that make up an Inquiry Journeys Inquiry.

Unpacking a Module Notecatcher: World History

Unpacking a module will help you successfully customize lessons to fit into your schedule and meet the needs of your students. Use this tool to help you think through your next World History module.

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Learner Support Guide: Collaborative Work

The inquiry-based classroom provides opportunities for collaboration. While this can be highly motivating and engaging, it also places high demands on students’ collaborative work skills. Consider the following strategies to provide scaffolds as individual or whole-class supports during collaborative work...

Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: Media Literacy

Check out this blog post and webinar recording to help answer the question, "What is the role of media literacy in elementary social studies?"

🗓️ Literacy Connections

Explore the natural connection between literacy instruction and social studies and consider ways to support students who are grappling with complex texts and building their literacy skills.

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Ashley’s Tip: Visit the Help Center

Welcome to the Inquiry Hub - we are glad you’re here! The Inquiry Hub has been created by the inquirED Partner Experience team to provide you with everything from quick tips and answers to rich professional learning and PLCs. Take...

Denver Literacy Connections: Exit Ticket

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Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration Notecatcher

Assessment Exploration: Inquiry Journeys and World History (Live Session)

🗓 Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration

Participants: This session is designed for any teacher interested in learning more about analyzing student work by collaborating with other teachers. Overview: Collaboration can lead to teachers sharing stories, new ideas, and resources that won’t be discovered in isolation. In this session,...