All Activities : inquirED

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Find quick answers to common questions about inquirED’s curriculum, professional learning opportunities, and support resources for educators and school leaders.

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.

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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inquirED Social Studies Video Library

Watch short videos that bring Inquiry Journeys and World History teaching to life. This library features classroom practices, instructional strategies, and insights from educators that support the implementation of inquiry-driven social studies.

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Setting Up Canvas API Integration with inquirED

Learn how to configure a Developer Key to integrate inquirED with Canvas via API.

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.

Navigating a Lesson

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

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."

What is Informed Action?

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...