Materials & Prep
Learn how to use the Materials & Prep tab to organize, access, and track lesson materials efficiently. This guide helps teachers save time and stay organized.
All Activities
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Accessing the Inquiry Hub for Professional Learning
Learn how to navigate from your inquirED curriculum to the Inquiry Hub to explore professional learning resources.
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Anticipation Guide Template
Using an Anticipation Guide is an excellent way to ensure students have a clear direction and purpose for their reading. In the center column, write main ideas, key details, and important concepts you want students to be on the lookout...
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Inquiry Hub Guided Tour
Watch this video for an introduction to the Inquiry Hub.
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inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Observation and Reflection Tool
The purpose of this observation and reflection tool is intended to support teachers in improving inquiry-based instructional practice. You might not observe all look-fors in one observation. Instead, focus on a few key areas based on student learning objectives and/or...
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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...
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How to Access Spanish Lessons and Learning Materials
Learn how to change your Inquiry Journeys curriculum language settings to Spanish so lessons, instructional materials, and overviews display in Spanish.
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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.
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Using the inquirED Assignment Portal to Create Assignments
Explore how teachers and students use inquirED’s Assignment Portal to create and complete assignments.
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Schools List Management for Manually Rostered Districts
Learn how district leaders in manually rostered districts can add, edit, and remove schools.
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Setting Up Canvas API Integration with inquirED
Learn how to configure a Developer Key to integrate inquirED with Canvas via API.
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Think Pair Share
A Think Pair Share gives every student the opportunity to be heard. Students who have difficulty sharing ideas in large groups have a chance to rehearse with a partner, and those who always want to share are guaranteed the chance...
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Webquest
Webquests allow students to conduct an online investigation at their own pace using a list of teacher-selected online sources. Use this format to support students’ independence in navigating the internet while conducting targeted research.
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Learning Management System (LMS) Integrations Overview
This article helps district leaders determine whether their district should integrate Inquiry Journeys with a Learning Management System (LMS) or use the inquirED Assignment Portal for assignment delivery.
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Setting up Schoology LTI Integration with inquirED
Learn how to install and connect the inquirED LTI Advantage app within Schoology.
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Question Formulation Technique: Protocol Guide
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was developed by the Right Question Institute to help anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Use it to generate Investigation Questions that will help students address meaningful, targeted content.
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Components of Differentiation
Differentiation requires us to think about varied ways to meet the needs of all students in order to support each student in reaching success. There are five components of differentiation. Below is a description of each, what it might look...
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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.
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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...
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Managing Group Work: Flexible Roles
Learn how to implement flexible roles during group work.
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Top Tips for Taking Informed Action in the Classroom
How does Jaclyn Share, an Instructional Coach specializing in science and social studies in Wheeling, IL support students in taking informed action? Read this month’s spotlight to find out!
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Inquiry Advocate: Social Studies Syllabus
The Inquiry Advocate Course is designed for teacher leaders, coaches, or other designated individuals who will be supporting teachers as they implement inquirED Social Studies. Each session aims to enhance participants’ knowledge, skills, and strategies to address common challenges that...
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Question Formulation Technique, Scaled for Emergent Readers: Protocol Guide
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was developed by the Right Question Institute to help anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Use this scaled version of the protocol with emergent readers or writers to generate Investigation Questions that will help them...
