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Create Class & Invite Students in Manually Rostered Districts

Learn how teachers can create classes and invite, view, and manage students in manually rostered districts using inquirED’s Assignment Portal.

Reading Strategy: Preparing to Read Complex Texts

Preparing students to read a complex text includes helping them develop habits practiced by experienced readers, such as using their overall knowledge of a text to support comprehension and meaning making. This can help students persist in reading even when...

Recommended Summer Rollover Practices for SSO Districts (Clever/ClassLink)

Guidance for districts using ClassLink or Clever with inquirED to plan summer rollover.

Users List Management for SSO Districts Using Clever and ClassLink

Learn how district leads with Account Owner or Manage Rosters permissions in Clever or ClassLink districts can invite new users and manage existing users.

Assessment in World History

Assessment opportunities are embedded throughout World History, helping to take the struggle out of creating assessments.

Collaboration Skills: Yes, and...

Learn a protocol that helps students understand agency, voice, and collaboration.

Civic Engagement: What Can a Citizen Do? Interview with Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris

Check out our blog for an inspiring recap of a recent inquirED and NCSS webinar featuring best-selling author Dave Eggers and illustrator Shawn Harris, discussing their book "What Can a Citizen Do?" Learn how educators from the Flemington-Raritan Regional School...

Inquiry Challenge Statement Frame: Inquiry Journeys

Download and use this Inquiry Challenge Statement Frame for Inquiry Journeys.

Anticipation Guide Template

Using an Anticipation Guide is an excellent way to ensure students have a clear direction and purpose for their reading. In the center column, write main ideas, key details, and important concepts you want students to be on the lookout...

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.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Learning Walk Tool

This learning walk form assesses implementation of inquirED’s Inquiry-Based Teaching Practices. Use the data collected to inform professional learning supports. Check all “look-fors” you observe and track descriptive notes in the boxes provided. Note: Typically, you will not observe all...

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...

Reading Strategy: Annotation

Annotation allows students to actively engage with texts and improve their reading comprehension. Using annotation strategies can help students understand the content on a deeper level and recall concepts for later use. It can also be a lot of fun!...

Printing Lesson Resources

Learn how to print lesson materials, slides, and plans for teachers and students. Easily access and prepare printable resources from your inquirED lessons.

From Ideas to Impact: Rubric Tools for Informed Action

To support teachers in guiding students through meaningful Informed Action, we've developed resources and templates to assist in the co-creation of rubrics. These tools are designed to help translate inquiry products and success criteria into clear, student-friendly assessment frameworks that...

District Leader Account Types

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

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Overview

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include eight distinct practices.

Text Dependent Questions Graphic Organizer

If students are reading independently, in small groups, or in pairs, consider creating several text-dependent questions that require students to stop, locate evidence to support a response, and write the response.

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...

Un-level That Text! Integrating Literacy and Elementary Social Studies

Social studies and literacy instruction can’t really be separated: social studies requires the examination of complex texts as sources of evidence. If we want students to seek answers to complex questions, conduct sustained investigations, and construct conclusions based on facts...

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