inquirED’s Professional Learning Sessions
inquirED has created powerful professional learning sessions to support its partners. Explore the available sessions.
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CER Framework for Younger Students
Learn how to implement the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning framework with younger students.
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Preparing for Your MultiProduct
Discover the ins and outs of MultiProduct design, creation, presentation, and assessment.
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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...
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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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Customizing Social Studies Lessons Without Compromise
Sometimes, social studies runs over not because of the content, but because of how we navigate it. This article offers thoughtful ideas for trimming and customizing lessons in ways that actually bring clarity, not compromise of inquiry skills and objectives.
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Foundations of Inquiry: Social Studies Professional Learning Communities
Participants: Any educator using or supporting others with inquirED Social Studies Overview: In this Professional Learning Community, you will deepen your understanding of inquirED Social Studies through a series of curriculum based professional learning sessions facilitated by the inquirED Partner Experience...
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Implementation Journey
Now that you’ve selected inquirED’s curriculum for adoption, it’s time to form a plan for its successful implementation in your district. The best implementation plan is one that is teacher-focused, comprehensive, efficient, and replicable. To support the creation of your...
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QFT Slides Scaled for Emergent Readers
Use these slides to support emergent readers through the steps of the QFT.
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Dig in to Differentiation
How does Suzanne Fraser, Special Education Strategist in Iowa City, IA, support her diverse learners so they get the most out of Inquiry Journeys? Read this month's spotlight to find out!
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Gallery Walk
A gallery walk presents a series of compelling sources that students can respond to quickly, such as photographs, works of art, or images of artifacts. Students circulate through the materials and respond in writing or through discussion. Use this format...
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Understanding the Module Objectives
Learn how Module Objectives define the focus of each unit, support intentional lesson planning, and help you align instruction to meaningful student learning goals.
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Managing Group Work: Shared Responsibility
Learn how to establish norms for successful, autonomous group work.
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Closed Caption Settings on YouTube Videos
Learn how to turn on, customize, or adjust closed captions for YouTube videos included in your inquirED curriculum.
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ClassLink Rostering
Learn how to connect inquirED to ClassLink for SSO.
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Challenging Perfectionism: Rough Drafts and Sketches
Learn how to help students to see the value of multiple drafts.
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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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Inquiry Mindset: New Challenges
Explore how to ease into new challenges with your students.
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Managing Group Work: Debriefing
Learn how debriefing can improve group work.
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🗓 Layers of Meaning: Knowledge Building and Complex Texts
With special guests Jilian Corr (Learning Experience Architect, inquirED) and Jane Patrick (Learning Experience Designer, inquirED). Why do students need to grapple with complex texts? How can teachers scaffold these texts to help students build background knowledge and vocabulary? Join...
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Printing and Materials Access
Find guidance on printing lesson plans and materials, printing in bulk, and exploring alternatives to printing in your classroom.
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🗓️ The Power of Questions: The QFT in Elementary Social Studies
Participants: This session is designed for any teacher interested in learning more about how to implement the QFT (Question Formulation Technique).Overview: Students are most engaged during an inquiry when they have the opportunity to generate their own investigation questions. Join...
