All Activities
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Making the Case for Elementary Social Studies: Media Literacy
Check out this blog post and webinar recording to help answer the question, "What is the role of media literacy in elementary social studies?"
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🗓️ Literacy Connections
Explore the natural connection between literacy instruction and social studies and consider ways to support students who are grappling with complex texts and building their literacy skills.
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Ashley’s Tip: Visit the Help Center
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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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.
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đź—“ Analyzing Student Work: The Power of Collaboration
Participants: This session is designed for any teacher interested in learning more about analyzing student work by collaborating with other teachers. Overview: Collaboration can lead to teachers sharing stories, new ideas, and resources that won’t be discovered in isolation. In this session,...
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Creating an Inquiry-Based Classroom Culture: Supports and Practices
Learn what an inquiry-based classroom looks like, and how we can begin to create a culture of inquiry in our classrooms.
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Examining Student Work Protocol
Use this protocol to analyze the work of 3 students performing at different levels and consider next steps for supporting students.
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Simulation
Simulations facilitate an experience that students can reflect upon to draw conclusions about concepts or ideas. When designing a simulation, avoid those that may be triggering, including asking students to act out inappropriate dynamics or perform another person's identity or...
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Turn and Talk / Shoulder Partners
Use these strategies to prompt a quick conversation between students who are already seated close together. Because there is no special seating arrangement or protocol required, it is perhaps the most flexible and informal discussion strategy.
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Question Formulation Technique, Scaled for Emergent Readers: Protocol Guide
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was developed by the Right Question Institute to help anyone produce, improve, and prioritize questions. Use this scaled version of the protocol with emergent readers or writers to generate Investigation Questions that will help them...
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inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices Overview
inquirED's Inquiry Teaching Practices include eight distinct practices.
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Clever Rostering
Follow these steps to add inquirED’s rostering app to Clever.
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Inquiry Mindset: New Challenges
Explore how to ease into new challenges with your students.
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Reflection: Six Word Summary
Learn how to encourage reflection with a six-word summary activity.
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Meeting Needs and Wants Overview
Communities are created to meet our common needs, giving us a sense of belonging, trust, care, and safety. In the Meeting Needs and Wants Inquiry, students investigate the Inquiry Question, "How can we work together to meet community needs and...
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Learning Management System (LMS) Integrations Overview
This article helps district leaders determine whether their district should integrate Inquiry Journeys with a Learning Management System (LMS) or use the inquirED Assignment Portal for assignment delivery.Â
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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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Managing Group Work: Flexible Roles
Learn how to implement flexible roles during group work.
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Analyzing Student Work: Connecting Teacher Practice to Student Learning Outcomes Participant Resources
Here are resources for analyzing student work.
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Lesson Planning Notecatcher
Understanding how a lesson fits into an Inquiry and thinking through how you will support students in meeting a lesson’s objectives can be very helpful in preparing for instruction. Use this tool to help you plan your next Inquiry Journeys...
