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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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inquirED Social Studies Video Library
Watch short videos that bring Inquiry Journeys and World History teaching to life. This library features classroom practices, instructional strategies, and insights from educators that support the implementation of inquiry-driven social studies.
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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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Guided Tour: Navigating an Inquiry
Watch this video to get to know the Inquiry Journeys Inquiry Overview.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Unpacking a Module Notecatcher: Inquiry Journeys
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 Inquiry Journeys module.
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Learner Support Guide: Collaborative Work
The inquiry-based classroom provides opportunities for collaboration. While this can be highly motivating and engaging, it also places high demands on students’ collaborative work skills. Consider the following strategies to provide scaffolds as individual or whole-class supports during collaborative work...
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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.
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Navigating a Lesson
Learn how to navigate and use key lesson features in Inquiry Journeys, including lesson overviews, materials, standards, instructional supports, and assignments.
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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.
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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."
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Note Card Reflection
This reflection protocol prompts students to identify key takeaways from a sustained inquiry experience. Use this to support students in sharing their thoughts with the whole class and making connections to others’ ideas.
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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.
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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."
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"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...
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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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Engaging Students with Digital Access
Explore how inquirED helps teachers assign, customize, and manage digital learning so every student can engage and succeed whether using the inquirED Assignment Portal, Schoology, or Canvas.
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Resetting Password
Reset your inquirED password fast. Learn how to get back into your account whether you use ClassLink, Clever, or email sign in.
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Inquiry Journeys Books
Inquiry Journeys includes a diverse collection of books that support student understanding as they move through an Inquiry. Check out the book list and use the book stickers to help organize resources. The stickers are printable and should be used...
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What are inquirED's Inquiry Skills?
Learn more about the Inquiry Skills, a set of five powerful skills, that are used throughout the inquiry process to generate questions, conduct sustained investigations, and take informed action. The development of these skills is integral to the success...
