Literacy is woven into the fabric of elementary social studies learning. As students build social studies content knowledge and disciplinary skills, they engage in deep literacy work: interrogating diverse sources, evaluating and constructing arguments, examining differing points of view and...
Learn about inquirED’s rostering options for districts and schools. This article explains each method, with key benefits and considerations to help you select the right setup.
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through the "Literacy Connections" course.
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...
This article supports teachers who use ClassLink to manage student access to inquirED.
Understanding how a lesson fits into an Inquiry and thinking through how you will support students in meeting a lesson’s objectives can be very helpful in preparing for instruction. Use this tool to help you plan your next Inquiry Journeys...
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "End of Year Reflection."
Discover the ins and outs of 2D Product design, creation, presentation, and assessment.
Learn how to share lesson resources directly with students by assigning them in Google Classroom.
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Assessment in Inquiry."
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.
Discover the ins and outs of MultiProduct design, creation, presentation, and assessment.
Idea Clustering allows students to see the connections their ideas have with others’ ideas, supporting the development of collaborative projects or topics of investigation. Use this process to help establish interest groups for collaborative work, or to synthesize many diverse...
Participants: Any educator using or supporting others with inquirED Social Studies Overview: In this Professional Learning Community, you will deepen your understanding of inquirED Social Studies through a series of curriculum based professional learning sessions facilitated by the inquirED Partner Experience...
Use these slides to support emergent readers through the steps of the QFT.
How does Suzanne Fraser, Special Education Strategist in Iowa City, IA, support her diverse learners so they get the most out of Inquiry Journeys? Read this month's spotlight to find out!
A gallery walk presents a series of compelling sources that students can respond to quickly, such as photographs, works of art, or images of artifacts. Students circulate through the materials and respond in writing or through discussion. Use this format...
When students are working independently, it's helpful to have a system in place for students to get help. The Queue, Cups, and Sheets are three systems that can help.
As students engage in collaborative work, they often benefit from the structure of assigned group roles.
Participants: This session is designed for School Leaders in buildings that will be implementing inquirED's inquiry-based social studies curriculum. Overview: In this session, you will be oriented to the inquirED's social studies curriculum. You will explore the inquiry-based teaching practices...
Learn how district leaders can review and manage school lists and sharing settings in inquirED and connected SSO platforms like Clever or ClassLink.
Explore key strategies for scaffolding critique practices.
Download and use this note catcher for the Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture activity.
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Culturally Responsive Social Studies."
