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  • Start Small, Start Strong: Bringing Informed Action to Life

    In this session, teachers explore how to bring Informed Action to life in manageable, purposeful ways. Grounded in real classroom constraints, participants will examine the design cycle, engage in interactive case studies, and practice making intentional decisions about what to...

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  • 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...

    • 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.

      • Investigation Stations

        Investigation stations provide a source or sources that students use to gather information. Sources might include text, images, artifacts, videos, or even step-by-step activities, and are often clustered by subtopic. Students might choose stations based on interest, or they might...

        • Predict Learn Conclude

          A Predict Learn Conclude prompts students to make inferences, test those inferences while gathering information, and construct conclusions. Use this strategy as a pre-assessment, as an anticipatory set, or to assess student thinking. 

          • Mingle Pair Share

            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.

            • Observation and Reflection Tools

              Use these tools to observe inquiry-based instruction, reflect on implementation, and support continuous improvement across classrooms and teams.

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            • Making Time Work

              In this session, teachers will explore strategies to adapt Inquiry Journeys lessons when time is limited. Grounded in real classroom realities, this workshop invites teachers to reflect on time-related challenges, explore resources, and practice adapting a lesson while preserving the...

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            • Popcorn Share-Out

              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.

              • 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...

                • 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...

                  • Printing Lesson Resources

                    Learn how to print lesson materials, slides, and plans for teachers and students. Easily access and prepare printable resources from your inquirED lessons.