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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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Up to the Task: How to Support Student-Led Learning in Elementary Social Studies

Student-led learning tasks in K-8 inquiry-based social studies not only build content knowledge and skills but also help students take ownership of their learning. We explored the benefits and challenges of designing student-led learning experiences in social studies in our...

Clever Rostering

Learn how to connect inquirED to Clever by adding the inquirED rostering app.

Inquiry-Based Teaching

Inquiry-based teaching and learning involves shifting one’s mindset and approach to instruction, as well as deepening understanding of effective practices. In this course, participants learn about eight different Inquiry Teaching Practices and are introduced to tools that will support them...

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Data Sharing Reminders for SSO Districts Using inquirED Assignment Portal

Learn how to set up and manage data sharing for inquirED’s Assignment Portal when using Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms like Clever or ClassLink. This guide helps district and technology leaders prevent common rostering and login issues for teachers and students.

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.

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....

Roster + LMS Integration Options

Get an overview of rostering methods and LMS setup options based on the district’s selected integration with inquirED.

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.

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.

Setting Up Canvas API Integration with inquirED

Learn how to configure a Developer Key to integrate inquirED with Canvas via API.

What is District Edit Mode?

Learn how district leaders can use the Edit for District feature to add customized guidance, notes, and resources directly into inquirED’s curriculum, supporting consistent implementation across schools.

Task Management: Breaking Down the Process

Learn how to keep students moving throughout the process of creation.

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.

Experience Inquiry Series: Student to Student Feedback Participant Resources

Here are resources for facilitating the critique and learning more about student to student feedback.

Construct Phase: Product Brainstorm

Explore how to guide your students toward effective brainstorming.

Q Focus Library

Find a Q Focus here that you might use for the QFT protocol.

Idea Clustering

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...