Explore the structure of Inquiry Journeys and how each module builds student knowledge, skills, and agency. Learn how the Launch, Investigation, and Action Modules work together to support deep inquiry and authentic learning experiences in social studies.
Discover the ins and outs of Presentation Product design, creation, presentation, and assessment.
Explore how teachers and students use Canvas to assign and complete inquirED lessons.
In this course, participants engage in reflection, which is intended to take place at the mid-year point. It is designed to cultivate a culture of reflection in which participants celebrate success, identify challenges, and explore the Inquiry Hub to identify...
A gallery walk presents a series of compelling sources that students can respond to quickly, such as photographs, works of art, or images of artifacts. Students circulate through the materials and respond in writing or through discussion. Use this format...
Learn how to get assistance from the inquirED Support Team with technical or content-related issues.
inquirED has created powerful professional learning sessions to support its partners. Explore the available sessions below.
Find quick answers to common questions about inquirED’s curriculum, professional learning opportunities, and support resources for educators and school leaders.
Learn why creating a supportive culture is an essential element of critique.
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.
Explore how using a dramatic play can help students connect to their learning.
Learn how to utilize a gallery walk to help norm critique behaviors.
Hear some useful tips for when you have to contact a potential community partner.
Leadership is an important part of implementation, and supporting teachers through the learning process of implementing a new curriculum requires strategic and intentional moves. Here are some action steps that other leaders have taken to support their teachers towards implementation...
Learn why reflection is a key component of the inquiry process for students and teachers.
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...
Learn more about frequently used inquirED terminology through this comprehensive glossary and its definitions.
Get an overview of the four different types of District Leader accounts at inquirED and the specific permissions associated with each.
A Think Pair Share gives every student the opportunity to be heard. Students who have difficulty sharing ideas in large groups have a chance to rehearse with a partner, and those who always want to share are guaranteed the chance...
Participants engage in seven sessions or courses to develop a deeper understanding of inquiry-based social studies in the context of Inquiry Journeys. Upon completion of the required sessions, participants will earn a Foundations of Inquiry-Based Social Studies certification. These sessions...
Download and use this note catcher for the Analyzing Student Work activity.
Learn how class checklists can be a powerful assessment tool for the inquiry classroom.
The following are examples of the variety of ways students from around the country have taken informed action in response to an Inquiry Question in the Native America Inquiry.
Use these slides to support your students through the steps of the QFT.
