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.
All Activities
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Customizing Your Unit: Selecting Sources
Inquiry Journeys connects to high-quality, diverse sources. If you are looking for supplemental sources to further support and extend student learning, here are some guidelines.
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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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Question Formulation Technique: What is the QFT? in 90 Seconds
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 learn more about the process in 90 seconds.
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What is an Inquiry Advocate?
inquirED aims to build district capacity to support Inquiry Journeys - and Inquiry Advocates are central to this work. Inquiry Advocates are individuals identified by our partner schools or districts who receive additional coaching and professional development.
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Learner Support Guide: Reading Complex Texts
This resource describes literacy scaffolds that support students prior to, during, and after the reading of complex texts in Inquiry Journeys. Consider using one or more of these strategies if you anticipate students may struggle with a reading task.
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Reading Strategy: Procedures
Varying how students engage with a text is an excellent strategy when there are diverse reading levels in the classroom. These common reading procedures may be effective in your classroom, but this list is by no means exhaustive. Note that...
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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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Taking Informed Action
Participants dive into what is often the most exciting – and most daunting – phase for teachers in the inquiry process: preparing students to take action. They consider the purpose and value of informed action and explore the Landmark Lessons...
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Hexagonal Thinking & Mapping
Imagine your students actively making connections, debating ideas, and visually mapping relationships between key concepts. The Hexagonal Mapping Protocol offers a flexible, engaging way for students to organize their thinking and discover new relationships between ideas. Whether used for inquiry-based...
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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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Orientation to Inquiry Journeys and World History
This course is intended for educators who are new to inquirED Social Studies or educators who would like a refresher on the curriculum. In this course, participants develop an understanding of the inquiry process used in Inquiry Journeys and/or World...
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Back-to-School Night Slides
Check out these editable slide decks introducing inquirED that you can make your own for your Back to School or Curriculum Night! See the slides for Inquiry Journeys or the slides for World History.
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Components of Differentiation
Differentiation requires us to think about varied ways to meet the needs of all students in order to support each student in reaching success. There are five components of differentiation. Below is a description of each, what it might look...
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Question Formulation Technique: Protocol Guide
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was developed by the Right Question Institute to help anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Use it to generate Investigation Questions that will help students address meaningful, targeted content.
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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...
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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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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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inquirED See-Think-Wonder Protocol for Student Work Analysis
Use this collaborative protocol to examine student work and identify next steps for instruction.
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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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3 Things You Need to Know About the QFT
Explore the ways students develop their thinking and questioning skills during each session of the QFT.
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Experience Inquiry: Equitable Discussion Strategies Notecatcher
Download and use this note catcher for the Experience Inquiry: Equitable Discussion Strategies activity.
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Orientation to Inquiry Journeys
[New Orientation course now available!] This course is intended for educators who are new to Inquiry Journeys or educators who would like a refresher on the curriculum. In this course, participants develop an understanding of the inquiry process used in...
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The Power of Informed Action in Social Studies
Discover the power of informed action in transforming social studies classrooms. Learn about its benefits, real-world applications, and how it engages students in meaningful and creative ways.
