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Examples of Informed Action (Meeting Needs and Wants)

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 Meeting Needs and Wants Inquiry.

inquirED’s Professional Learning Sessions

inquirED has created powerful professional learning sessions to support its partners. Explore the available sessions.

CER Framework for Younger Students

Learn how to implement the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning framework with younger students.

Materials & Prep

Learn how to use the Materials & Prep tab to organize, access, and track lesson materials efficiently. This guide helps teachers save time and stay organized.

Student Log in with the inquirED Assignment Portal

Learn how students log in to the inquirED Assignment Portal through Clever, ClassLink, or manual rostering.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Collaborative Reflection Tool

This collaborative reflection tool is designed to guide teachers in deepening and continuously improving inquiry-based instruction. This tool can be used as a one-on-one tool for an Inquiry Advocate and teacher or to guide reflective dialogue in a professional learning...

Role of the Inquiry Advocate Notecatcher

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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Guided Tour: Navigating an Inquiry

Watch this video to get to know the Inquiry Journeys Inquiry Overview.

Accessing and Submitting Examples to the Inquiry Work Gallery

Explore the Inquiry Work Gallery to see classroom examples and images of inquiry-based learning from educators using inquirED’s Social Studies curriculum. Discover how teachers share their own work to inspire and support peers.

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices with Look-Fors

inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include both "on-stage," observable look-fors, as well as "off-stage" look-fors that are may not be as easily observed during class. These look-fors can often be found through other means such as lesson materials, student data, and...

How to Register, Attend, and Change Enrollment for Events

Learn how to register for a course, access session details, and update or cancel an existing registration.

Logging in to inquirED

Teachers and school leaders can log in to their inquirED account and access their curriculum with these step-by-step instructions, including guidance for users on Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Schoology.

Supportive Strategies for Language & Learning

inquirED has developed a toolbox for supporting MLLs that incorporates asset-based teaching strategies that support language development alongside content learning.

Unpacking a Module Notecatcher: World History

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 World History module.

Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: The ELA Connection

There is a growing body of research that indicates that decreased instruction time in social studies has been detrimental to students. Check out this webinar recording and blog post to see how social studies can create better readers and writers.

Assessment in Inquiry Journeys Notecatcher (Live Session)

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

LTI LMS Integration Options

This article helps district leaders understand the LTI integration process for Canvas LTI and Schoology LTI, ensuring a seamless connection to Inquiry Journeys through their district’s LMS.

Culturally Responsive Social Studies Notecatcher

Download and use this note catcher to organize your thoughts and observations as you advance through "Culturally Responsive Social Studies."

Analyzing Student Work: Collaborating with Students Participant Resources

Here are resources for analyzing student work collaboratively with students.

5 Strategies You Need to Know About Critique

Explore key strategies for scaffolding critique practices.

Text Dependent Questions Graphic Organizer

If students are reading independently, in small groups, or in pairs, consider creating several text-dependent questions that require students to stop, locate evidence to support a response, and write the response.

Navigating a Lesson

Learn how to navigate and use key lesson features in Inquiry Journeys, including lesson overviews, materials, standards, instructional supports, and assignments.

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...