Inquiry-Based Learning
Instead of just presenting the facts, use questions, problems, and scenarios to help students learn through their own agency and investigation.
Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom
Teachers can use inquiry to guide students to engage in learning activities that are personally and culturally relevant to them.581Teacher Moves That Cultivate Learner Agency
Helping students become independent, questioning thinkers begins with stepping back and guiding them to take the lead in their learning.671Using a Cooking Project to Enhance a World Language Class
After studying the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a Latin class, students’ curiosity about what the people of Pompeii ate led to an unusual project.124Using Inquiry to Support Deeper Learning
Teachers can use 'effortful' follow-up questions to refine and extend student thinking about important concepts in a lesson.3683 Ways to Encourage Experiential Learning at Your School
School leaders can guide teachers to implement exciting learning opportunities for students across the curriculum.341Using Inquiry to Channel the Natural Curiosity of All Students
Elementary school social studies classes are a good time to guide students to ask important questions about the world.311How to Use the 5E Model in Your Science Classroom
An inquiry-focused method gives students a way to connect scientific ideas to their experiences and apply their learning.170What the Heck Is Inquiry-Based Learning?
Teachers use inquiry-based learning to combat the “dunno” -- a chronic problem in student engagement. Check out these four steps for creating inquiry-based curriculum.27.1kInquiry-Based Tasks in Social Studies
Assignments that are bigger than a lesson and smaller than a unit are a good way to experiment with inquiry-based learning.8.5kPutting Students in Charge of Their Learning Journey
By leaving space in their lessons for authentic curiosity to take hold, teachers can enable deeper learning.4.8kIndependent Study Allows High School Students to Follow Their Passions
In a new book, veteran teacher Geraldine Woods shares insights from a quarter century of directing an independent study program.455How to Engage Students in Historical Thinking Using Everyday Objects
Asking students to examine their own possessions from the perspective of a historian in the future helps them sharpens their analytical skills.3.6kResources and Downloads to Facilitate Inquiry-Based Learning
Find information, strategies, protocols, and tools to promote curiosity and engage students in asking questions, thinking critically, and solving problems.9.8kInquiry-Based Learning: The Power of Asking the Right Questions
An inquiry-based curriculum requires both planning and flexibility, as well as a teacher knowing the students well enough to anticipate their interests and limits.9.9kWant Mastery? Let Students Find Their Own Way
Prominent scholars say that to drive deeper learning, students need to become accustomed to confusion—and develop the persistence to find their own answers.4.4k