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I used to think... Now I think... Graphic Organizer

This graphic organizer can help students reflect on how a text has changed or deepened their understanding.

Yes, and...

Yes, and... is a structured protocol that helps students respond and add to others’ ideas rather than critiquing or modifying them. Use it to support students’ development of individual project ideas and their ability to thought-partner with each other.

Group Roles

As students engage in collaborative work, they often benefit from the structure of assigned group roles.

🗓 inquirED's Social Studies for School Leaders

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...

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Schools List Management for SSO Districts Using Clever and ClassLink

Learn how district leaders can review and manage school lists and sharing settings in inquirED and connected SSO platforms like Clever or ClassLink.

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.

"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...

Adding a Flex Lesson

Learn how to add, reorder, or remove Flex Lessons to adapt modules and create accessible learning experiences that reinforce key skills.

District Leader Account Types

Get an overview of the four District Leader accounts at inquirED and the permissions associated with each.

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....

Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration Notecatcher

Using the inquirED Assignment Portal to Create Assignments

Explore how teachers and students use inquirED’s Assignment Portal to create and complete assignments.

Mid-Year Reflection Notecatcher (Live Session)

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Mid-Year Reflection."

Why Inquiry Skills Matter in K–5 Social Studies Classrooms

How do students become curious, capable, and future-ready learners? This post explores inquirED’s five essential Inquiry Skills—core to every lesson and carefully sequenced to help students build knowledge and apply it meaningfully.

Using Dramatic Play: Introduction

Explore how using a dramatic play can help students connect to their learning.

Critique: Gallery Walk

Learn how to utilize a gallery walk to help norm critique behaviors.

Source Material: By Design, Not By Accident

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Printing Lesson Plans

Learn how to print lesson plans, slides, and materials from inquirED to easily prepare for instruction or share resources with students.

Inquiry Print Builder

Select and compile components of an Inquiry into a print-ready document that will be emailed directly to you, making it easy to bulk print materials and plan ahead.

Changing Your Timezone in the Inquiry Hub

Learn how to change your time zone in the Inquiry Hub.

QFT Slides

Use these slides to support your students through the steps of the QFT.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices & Reflection Tools

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices and Reflection Tools support teachers in creating an inquiry based classroom.

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Assessment in Inquiry Journeys Notecatcher (Live Session)

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Assessment in Inquiry."

Reading Strategy: Summarize and Retell

In order for students to make deep connections to text, it is important that they first have basic comprehension of the explicitly stated facts and “right there” information.