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  • 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.

    • Rocketship Protocol

      The Rocketship Protocol is an interactive movement-based strategy that allows students to demonstrate understanding by responding physically to prompts or examples. Students use a “rocketship blast off” movement to indicate a correct or appropriate response and remain seated with a...

      • Learner Support Guide: Executive Functioning

        The inquiry-based classroom provides opportunities for student-driven exploration. While this can be highly motivating and engaging, it also places high demands on students' executive functioning skills. Consider the following strategies to provide scaffolds as individual or whole-class supports of executive...

        • 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....

          • 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...

            • 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...

              • inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Collaborative Reflection Tool

                This collaborative reflection tool is designed to guide teachers in deepening and continuously improving inquiry-based instruction. This tool can be used as a one-on-one tool for an Inquiry Advocate and teacher or to guide reflective dialogue in a professional learning...

                • 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.

                  • 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...

                    • 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.

                      • Social Studies as Lever for Literacy

                        In this session, participants explore how social studies instruction serves as a powerful lever for improving literacy outcomes. Through discussion, research analysis, and classroom examples, participants examine how building background knowledge strengthens reading comprehension and supports student success on assessments....

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