inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices & Reflection Tools
inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices and Reflection Tools support teachers in creating an inquiry based classroom.
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How to Create Assignments in Schoology Using LTI Integration
Learn how to share lesson resources and review student work within Schoology using LTI Integration.
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inquirED Co-Teacher Functionality for SSO Districts (Clever/ClassLink)
Learn what access and visibility co-teachers have in the inquirED app, including shared classes, students, and class details when connected through Clever or ClassLink.
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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.
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Inquiry Unit Homepage
Discover how to navigate the Inquiry Unit homepage to access modules, explore teaching resources, and plan each phase of inquiry-based learning in Inquiry Journeys.
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Inquiry-Based Teaching
Inquiry-based teaching and learning involves shifting one’s mindset and approach to instruction, as well as deepening understanding of effective practices. In this course, participants learn about eight different Inquiry Teaching Practices and are introduced to tools that will support them...
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Data Sharing Reminders for SSO Districts Using inquirED Assignment Portal
Learn how to set up and manage data sharing for inquirED’s Assignment Portal when using Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms like Clever or ClassLink. This guide helps district and technology leaders prevent common rostering and login issues for teachers and students.
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Culturally Responsive Education in Social Studies
Understanding what culturally responsive education (CRE) is and how a curriculum supports teachers in ensuring that students receive a culturally responsive education is an important part of meeting the needs of all students. In this session, participants learn what CRE...
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Learner Support Guide: Executive Functioning
The inquiry-based classroom provides opportunities for student-driven exploration. While this can be highly motivating and engaging, it also places high demands on students' executive functioning skills. Consider the following strategies to provide scaffolds as individual or whole-class supports of executive...
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Analyzing Student Work: Collaborating with Students Participant Resources
Here are resources for analyzing student work collaboratively with students.
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Assessments and Assessment Guides
Learn how to locate formative and summative assessments, and their guides, to effectively support growth in inquiry-based learning.
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Question Formulation Technique: What is the QFT? in 90 Seconds
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 learn more about the process in 90 seconds.
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Concentric Circles
Concentric Circles get students talking to different classmates, allowing them to hear from a variety of perspectives in response to a series of prompts. This protocol fosters understanding of different perspectives while promoting students’ speaking and listening skills.
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Reading Strategy: Text Comprehension
Strategies that support students in understanding key concepts and details as they read promote deeper analysis of the text after they finish. Here are several strategies that teachers can use to support students, and students can use to support themselves....
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Learner Support Guide: Evidence-Based Conclusions
Drawing evidence-based conclusions is a key skill that allows them to demonstrate their learning and communicate conclusions. Students may benefit from additional support or challenge when practicing this skill.
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Task Management: Breaking Down the Process
Learn how to keep students moving throughout the process of creation.
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Experience Inquiry Series: Student to Student Feedback Participant Resources
Here are resources for facilitating the critique and learning more about student to student feedback.
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Construct Phase: Product Brainstorm
Explore how to guide your students toward effective brainstorming.
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Sarah’s Tip: Look Out for Spotlights
Welcome to the Inquiry Hub - we are glad you’re here! The Inquiry Hub has been created by the inquirED Partner Experience team to provide you with everything from quick tips and answers to rich professional learning and PLCs. Take...
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Critique the Prototype: Mindset
Hear some strategies to help your students develop a critique mindset.
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Adding Curriculum
Learn how to access and add curriculum for additional grade levels included in your inquirED subscription.
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Assessment in Inquiry Journeys
Learn more about how Inquiry Journeys takes the struggle out of creating assessments, providing teachers with formative assessments in every lesson and summative assessment support across Inquiries.
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Inquiry Journeys: Inquiry Structure Overview
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.
