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Preparing for Your 2D Product

Discover the ins and outs of 2D Product design, creation, presentation, and assessment.

Assign Resources to Google Classroom

Learn how to share lesson resources directly with students by assigning them in Google Classroom.

Assessment in World History Notecatcher (Live Session)

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

Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: Media Literacy

Check out this blog post and webinar recording to help answer the question, "What is the role of media literacy in elementary social studies?"

Adjusting Account Settings

Learn how to update your account settings in inquirED’s Social Studies curriculum and the Inquiry Hub.

Learner Support Guide: Evidence-Based Conclusions

Drawing evidence-based conclusions is a key skill that allows them to demonstrate their learning and communicate conclusions. Students may benefit from additional support or challenge when practicing this skill.

Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration Student Work Analysis Packet

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.

inquirED Literacy Practices and Supports Framework

Literacy is woven into the fabric of elementary social studies learning. As students build social studies content knowledge and disciplinary skills, they engage in deep literacy work: interrogating diverse sources, evaluating and constructing arguments, examining differing points of view and...

District Leader Account Types

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

How to Create Assignments in Canvas Using LTI Integration

Learn how to share lesson resources and review student work in Canvas using LTI Integration.

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.

Data Sharing Reminders for SSO Districts Using inquirED Assignment Portal

Learn how to set up data sharing for inquirED’s Assignment Portal through Clever or ClassLink. This guide helps district leaders and technology teams avoid common rostering, syncing, and login issues for teachers and students.

Experience Inquiry Series: Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture

Read-Aloud

Read-alouds facilitate an exploration of a text through a shared reading experience. Use this format when a shared experience will enrich the exploration or make a complex text more accessible.

Concentric Circles

Concentric Circles get students talking to different classmates, allowing them to hear from a variety of perspectives in response to a series of prompts. This protocol fosters understanding of different perspectives while promoting students’ speaking and listening skills.

Orientation to InquireEd's Printed Materials

Explore the organization and practical use of printed resources alongside the digital curriculum for a seamless teaching experience.

Inquiry at a Glance Videos

Find out how to access Inquiry at a Glance videos, explore where they appear in the inquirED platform, and troubleshoot if the videos aren’t loading.

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.

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.

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. 

Artifact Study

Artifact studies challenge students to analyze a primary source by identifying evidence, explaining interpretations, and drawing conclusions. Use this format when students analyze an unfamiliar primary source individually, in small groups, or as a whole class.

Lesson Planning Notecatcher

Understanding how a lesson fits into an Inquiry and thinking through how you will support students in meeting a lesson’s objectives can be very helpful in preparing for instruction. Use this tool to help you plan your next Inquiry Journeys...

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Overview

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include eight distinct practices.