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Adding Curriculum

Learn how to access and add curriculum for additional grade levels included in your inquirED subscription.

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...

🗓 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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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.

5 Strategies You Need to Know About Critique

Explore key strategies for scaffolding critique practices.

Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture Participant Notecatcher

Download and use this note catcher for the Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture activity.

Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration Notecatcher

Getting Started Guide for Inquiry Journeys

Explore step-by-step guidance for accessing your curriculum, preparing lessons, planning instruction, and supporting students as you begin teaching with Inquiry Journeys and World History.

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Mid-Year Reflection Notecatcher (Live Session)

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Mid-Year Reflection."

Examining Student Work Protocol

Use this protocol to analyze the work of 3 students performing at different levels and consider next steps for supporting students.

Why Inquiry Skills Matter in K–5 Social Studies Classrooms

How do students become curious, capable, and future-ready learners? This post explores inquirED’s five essential Inquiry Skills—core to every lesson and carefully sequenced to help students build knowledge and apply it meaningfully.

Using Dramatic Play: Introduction

Explore how using a dramatic play can help students connect to their learning.

Critique: Gallery Walk

Learn how to utilize a gallery walk to help norm critique behaviors.

A Closer Look at Student Reflection

Learn why reflection is a key component of the inquiry process for students and teachers.

Culturally Responsive Education (CRE)

Center identity, representation, and access within inquiry-based social studies. These resources explore how culturally responsive practices shape curriculum design, text selection, knowledge-building, and language support—ensuring all students see themselves reflected in learning and are supported in engaging deeply with complex...

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Printing Lesson Plans

Learn how to print lesson plans, slides, and materials from inquirED to easily prepare for instruction or share resources with students.

Inquiry Print Builder

Select and compile components of an Inquiry into a print-ready document that will be emailed directly to you, making it easy to bulk print materials and plan ahead.

The Module Homepage

Learn how to navigate and explore key features of the Module Homepage in Inquiry Journeys, including module overviews, objectives, lesson progress, materials, and standards.

Changing Your Timezone in the Inquiry Hub

Learn how to change your time zone in the Inquiry Hub.

inquirED Certifications

Educators using inquirED Social Studies can explore flexible inquirED certification options designed to fit different schedules, goals, and learning styles.

Using Canvas to Create Assignments

Explore how teachers and students use Canvas to assign and complete inquirED lessons.

Understanding Teacher Roles

Learn how primary teacher and co-teacher permissions work in shared classes.

Whole-Class Critique

For beginners to critique, a whole-class format is recommended. The expectations for good critique language and mindset can be frequently reinforced while the teacher has total control of the protocol itself. Use this format if students are just beginning to...

Assessment: Class Checklists

Learn how class checklists can be a powerful assessment tool for the inquiry classroom.