Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to frequently asked questions about inquirED's curriculum, professional learning opportunities, and support options.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about inquirED's curriculum, professional learning opportunities, and support options.
Conver-stations allow students to discuss topics in constantly changing small groups. Use this format in response to complex discussion prompts or sources (ex. photos, videos, audio recordings, or written text).
Learn how to share resources from the lesson by assigning them in Canvas.
Download and use this Inquiry Challenge Statement Frame for Inquiry Journeys.
Inquiry Journeys and World History are embedded with a variety of multimodal assessment opportunities for teachers to measure student learning. In this course, participants explore the assessment cycle and various assessment tools, and connect them to the needs of...
Popcorns challenge students to share their ideas without talking over each other, which is great practice for real-life discussion skills. Use this strategy when it’s not necessary to hear from every single student in response to a prompt or question.
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...
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...
Informed action helps students transform their content knowledge into action and connect it with their lived experience. It requires students to use what they've learned to inspire, change behaviors, solve a problem, or serve an audience. When an Inquiry promotes...
How can students build deeper social studies knowledge and make meaningful connections across disciplines? inquirED and NCSS explored a framework for deeper learning with Julie Stern, author of Learning That Transfers and Visible Learning for Social Studies.
Dave Eggers, best-selling writer, editor, and publisher, and illustrator Shawn Harris will join us to discuss their book What Can a Citizen Do? The book is inspiring young students across the country to participate in the civic life of their communities. We’ll...
Find out how to help your students to clearly define their target group.
Learn why creating a supportive culture is an essential element of critique.
Learn more about submitting, reviewing, and providing feedback on assignments.
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.
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was developed by the Right Question Institute to help anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Use this scaled version of the protocol with emergent readers or writers to generate Investigation Questions that will help them...
Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Mid-Year Reflection."
Watch this video to get to know the Modules that make up an Inquiry Journeys Inquiry.
Learn how to utilize a gallery walk to help norm critique behaviors.
How do the sources teachers choose provide mirrors and windows for students? We explored that question with Cereescia Sandoval, one of inquirED's Learning Experience Designers. Check out the webinar recording and blog post to learn more.
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.
Participants: This session is designed for any teacher interested in learning more about collaborating with students to analyze student work. Overview: The student's voice is often missing during the analysis of student work process. In this session, teachers will explore...