QFT Slides Scaled for Emergent Readers
Use these slides to support emergent readers through the steps of the QFT.
All Activities
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Predict Learn Conclude
A Predict Learn Conclude prompts students to make inferences, test those inferences while gathering information, and construct conclusions. Use this strategy as a pre-assessment, as an anticipatory set, or to assess student thinking.
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Dig in to Differentiation
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!
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Investigation Stations
Investigation stations provide a source or sources that students use to gather information. Sources might include text, images, artifacts, videos, or even step-by-step activities, and are often clustered by subtopic. Students might choose stations based on interest, or they might...
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Gallery Walk
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...
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Meeting Student Needs During Independent Work Time
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.
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Question Formulation Technique: Teacher Reflections
The Question Formulation Technique, or QFT, was developed by the Right Question Institute as a simple step by step process that helps anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Watch this video to hear about a teacher's journey using the Question...
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Literacy Connections
In this course, participants explore the natural connection between literacy instruction and social studies. They determine ways to support students who are grappling with complex texts and consider how Inquiry Journeys contributes to building students' literacy skills.
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Socratic Seminar
Socratic seminars require students to collaboratively grapple with complex topics. Through the process, students closely read a teacher-selected article, draw evidence from that reading, and then discuss their responses through a structured seminar with peers. Use this format to promote...
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Literacy Connections Notecatcher
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through the "Literacy Connections" course.
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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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Group Roles
As students engage in collaborative work, they often benefit from the structure of assigned group roles.
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Rocketship Protocol
The Rocketship Protocol is an interactive movement-based strategy that allows students to demonstrate understanding by responding physically to prompts or examples. Students use a “rocketship blast off” movement to indicate a correct or appropriate response and remain seated with a...
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🗓 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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Learner Support Guide: Note-Taking
There are many strategies for note-taking, and supporting students in figuring out which ways work best for them supports long-term learning. Students may benefit from additional support or challenge when practicing this skill.
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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 to support accurate rostering.
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5 Strategies You Need to Know About Critique
Explore key strategies for scaffolding critique practices.
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Mingle Pair Share
Mingle Pair Shares are a great way to get students moving around the classroom and talking to different classmates. Use this strategy to encourage students to hear from a variety of perspectives in response to an open-ended question or experience.
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inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices & Reflection Tools Introduction
inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices and Reflection Tools support teachers in creating an inquiry based classroom.
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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.
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Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture Participant Notecatcher
Download and use this note catcher for the Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture activity.
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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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End of Year Reflection
In this course, participants engage in reflection, which is intended to take place at the end of the school year. It is designed to cultivate a culture of reflection in which participants celebrate success, identify challenges, and set intentions for...
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