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  • Whip Around / Once Around the Room

    This strategy gives each student a chance to quickly share their idea with the whole class. Use this protocol when responses are likely to be only a few sentences long.

    • inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices with Look-Fors

      inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include both "on-stage," observable look-fors, as well as "off-stage" look-fors that are may not be as easily observed during class. These look-fors can often be found through other means such as lesson materials, student data, and...

      • Managing Lesson Status

        Easily mark and reset lesson progress. Learn how to mark lessons as complete or incomplete and manage progress at the Inquiry, Module, or Lesson level.

        • Question Formulation Technique: Teacher Reflections

          The Question Formulation Technique, or QFT, was developed by the Right Question Institute as a simple step by step process that helps anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Watch this video to hear about a teacher's journey using the Question...

          • Hexagonal Thinking & Mapping

            Imagine your students actively making connections, debating ideas, and visually mapping relationships between key concepts. The Hexagonal Mapping Protocol offers a flexible, engaging way for students to organize their thinking and discover new relationships between ideas. Whether used for inquiry-based...

            • Inquiry Challenge Statement

              Issuing the Inquiry Challenge is one of the Landmark Lessons that supports the shift to Taking Informed Action. Creating the Inquiry Challenge Statement is part of this lesson. Watch the video below to learn more about the Inquiry Challenge Statement.

              • 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...

                • Jigsaw

                  Jigsaws support students in deep research on a specific topic, then provide an opportunity to share that research with other students or groups who explored different topics in depth. Use this format to empower students to go deep and become...

                  • Reading Strategy: Text Comprehension

                    Strategies that support students in understanding key concepts and details as they read promote deeper analysis of the text after they finish. Here are several strategies that teachers can use to support students, and students can use to support themselves....

                    • Conver-stations

                      Conver-stations allow students to discuss topics in constantly changing small groups. Use this format in response to complex discussion prompts or sources (ex. photos, videos, audio recordings, or written text).

                      • inquirED Certifications

                        Educators using inquirED Social Studies can explore flexible inquirED certification options designed to fit different schedules, goals, and learning styles.

                        • Adding a Flex Lesson

                          Learn how to add, reorder, or remove Flex Lessons to adapt modules and create accessible learning experiences that reinforce key skills.

                          • Adding Curriculum

                            Learn how to access and add curriculum for additional grade levels included in your inquirED subscription.

                            • Un-level That Text! Integrating Literacy and Elementary Social Studies

                              Social studies and literacy instruction can’t really be separated: social studies requires the examination of complex texts as sources of evidence. If we want students to seek answers to complex questions, conduct sustained investigations, and construct conclusions based on facts...

                              • Inquiry Work Gallery

                                Browse examples of student work created through inquiry-based learning. These artifacts highlight the variety of ways students investigate questions, analyze sources, and communicate their thinking through authentic products and performances.

                                • Back-to-School Night Slides

                                  Check out these editable slide decks introducing inquirED that you can make your own for your Back to School or Curriculum Night! See the slides for Inquiry Journeys or the slides for World History.