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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?"

Adjusting Account Settings

Learn how to update your account settings in inquirED’s Social Studies curriculum and the Inquiry Hub.

Student Log in with the inquirED Assignment Portal

Learn how students log in to the inquirED Assignment Portal through Clever, ClassLink, or manual rostering.

Learner Support Guide: Evidence-Based Conclusions

Drawing evidence-based conclusions is a key skill that allows them to demonstrate their learning and communicate conclusions. Students may benefit from additional support or challenge when practicing this skill.

What are inquirED's Inquiry Skills?

Learn more about the Inquiry Skills, a set of five powerful skills, that are used throughout the inquiry process to generate questions, conduct sustained investigations, and take informed action. The development of these skills is integral to the success...

Sections List Management for SSO Districts Using Clever and ClassLink

District leaders can manage sections and sharing rules in inquirED and SSO platforms to ensure accurate rostering.

Data Sharing Reminders for SSO Districts Using inquirED Assignment Portal

Learn how to set up data sharing for inquirED’s Assignment Portal through Clever or ClassLink. This guide helps district leaders and technology teams avoid common rostering, syncing, and login issues for teachers and students.

Assessments and Assessment Guides

Learn how to locate formative and summative assessments, and their guides, to effectively support growth in inquiry-based learning.

Artifact Study

Artifact studies challenge students to analyze a primary source by identifying evidence, explaining interpretations, and drawing conclusions. Use this format when students analyze an unfamiliar primary source individually, in small groups, or as a whole class.

Predict Learn Conclude

A Predict Learn Conclude prompts students to make inferences, test those inferences while gathering information, and construct conclusions. Use this strategy as a pre-assessment, as an anticipatory set, or to assess student thinking.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Overview

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include eight distinct practices.

Reading Strategy: Annotation

Annotation allows students to actively engage with texts and improve their reading comprehension. Using annotation strategies can help students understand the content on a deeper level and recall concepts for later use. It can also be a lot of fun!...

LTI LMS Integration Options

This article helps district leaders understand the LTI integration process for Canvas LTI and Schoology LTI, ensuring a seamless connection to Inquiry Journeys through their district’s LMS.

Note Card Reflection

This reflection protocol prompts students to identify key takeaways from a sustained inquiry experience. Use this to support students in sharing their thoughts with the whole class and making connections to others’ ideas.

Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration Participant Resources

Here are protocols for analyzing student work.

Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: Sources as Mirrors and Windows

How do the sources teachers choose provide mirrors and windows for students? We explored that question with Cereescia Sandoval, one of inquirED's Learning Experience Designers. Check out the webinar recording and blog post to learn more.

I Like, I Wonder...

I Like, I Wonder is a protocol that supports students’ ability to share their undeveloped ideas with peers while receiving affirmation and getting initial, low-stakes feedback. Use this format to support critique skills and peer collaboration as new ideas are...

Engaging Students with Digital Access

Explore how inquirED helps teachers assign, customize, and manage digital learning so every student can engage and succeed whether using the inquirED Assignment Portal, Schoology, or Canvas.

Concentric Circles

Concentric Circles get students talking to different classmates, allowing them to hear from a variety of perspectives in response to a series of prompts. This protocol fosters understanding of different perspectives while promoting students’ speaking and listening skills.