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Curriculum Implementation Guide

Use this tool to develop a flexible implementation plan customized to meet your needs in the Launch Phase of implementation.

"Inquiry Journeys: Supporting Culturally Responsive Education" Position Paper

While there is no single definition of culturally responsive instruction, at inquirED we've established a set of criteria to describe its use in our curriculum and to guide us as we continue to evolve. We've developed these criteria from the...

Global Connections Overview

Is it possible to touch a country and its people without ever setting foot there? From the label on a t-shirt to the sticker on a banana, we come into contact with evidence that the items we use have been...

What is Informed Action?

Informed action helps students transform their content knowledge into action and connect it with their lived experience. It requires students to use what they've learned to inspire, change behaviors, solve a problem, or serve an audience. When an Inquiry promotes...

Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture Participant Notecatcher

Download and use this note catcher for the Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture activity.

Customizing a Handout

Learn how to customize handouts to meet your students’ needs by editing text, adjusting layouts, and personalizing materials for engagement, differentiation, and accessibility.

Supportive Strategies for Language & Learning

inquirED has developed a toolbox for supporting MLLs that incorporates asset-based teaching strategies that support language development alongside content learning.

See Think Wonder

See Think Wonder is a protocol that helps students make observations, form inferences, and generate questions about a visual source or artifact. Use it to spark wonderings or introduce new topics.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Overview

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include eight distinct practices.

Role of the Inquiry Advocate Notecatcher

Inquiry Strategies and Protocols

Putting inquiry into practice means giving students the opportunity to lead their own learning as they question, investigate, and take action. The strategies and protocols that follow can be used to provide structure and scaffolding as students develop their Inquiry...

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Guided Tour: Navigating an Inquiry

Watch this video to get to know the Inquiry Journeys Inquiry Overview.

Accessing and Submitting Examples to the Inquiry Work Gallery

Explore the Inquiry Work Gallery to see classroom examples and images of inquiry-based learning from educators using inquirED’s Social Studies curriculum. Discover how teachers share their own work to inspire and support peers.

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...

How to Register, Attend, and Change Enrollment for Events

Learn how to register for a course, access session details, and update or cancel an existing registration.

Logging in to inquirED

Teachers and school leaders can log in to their inquirED account and access their curriculum with these step-by-step instructions, including guidance for users on Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Schoology.

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.

Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: The ELA Connection

There is a growing body of research that indicates that decreased instruction time in social studies has been detrimental to students. Check out this webinar recording and blog post to see how social studies can create better readers and writers.

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.

Culturally Responsive Social Studies Notecatcher

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Culturally Responsive Social Studies."

Analyzing Student Work: Collaborating with Students Participant Resources

Here are resources for analyzing student work collaboratively with students.

5 Strategies You Need to Know About Critique

Explore key strategies for scaffolding critique practices.

Text Dependent Questions Graphic Organizer

If students are reading independently, in small groups, or in pairs, consider creating several text-dependent questions that require students to stop, locate evidence to support a response, and write the response.

Navigating a Lesson

Learn how to navigate and use key lesson features in Inquiry Journeys, including lesson overviews, materials, standards, instructional supports, and assignments.