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 Origami to Teach Children About Endangered Animals
As elementary students turn squares of paper into animals they’re studying, the age-old Japanese art form makes lessons more memorable.533
Culturally Responsive Inquiry Learning
A look at one way middle and high school teachers can equip their students with the skills to become independent thinkers.548
Dispelling Myths About PBL and Direct Instruction
Linda Darling-Hammond discusses how well-placed direct instruction can scaffold rigorous, student-centered project-based learning.1.1k
How 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.3.2k
What 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.24k
Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged
The 3 Ds learning model is designed to facilitate deeper learning and increase student motivation.2k
4 Ways to Encourage Students to Ask Questions
When exploring their own questions is an integral part of class, students get more invested in working to find answers.981
Inquiry-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.7.5k
Putting Students in Charge of Their Learning Journey
By leaving space in their lessons for authentic curiosity to take hold, teachers can enable deeper learning.4.8k
Making Project-Based Learning Inclusive in a Hybrid Setting
It’s not easy to help students feel connected when everyone isn’t in the same room, but these science teachers found a way to make it work.895
Want 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.4.1k
Building a Sustainable Future—One Classroom at a Time
A mini-golf course, a canoe trip down the local river, a discussion about environmental justice. Here’s how schools are teaching students about environmental science.566
Resources 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.9.8k
A Schoolwide Exhibition Builds Excitement for Project-Based Learning
Interdisciplinary project-based learning encourages teacher collaboration, and a whole-school showcase is deeply engaging for students.714
Using ‘Know, Wonder, Learn’ to Broaden Students’ Learning
In “community KWL,” students ask their families what they know, wonder, and have learned about a topic to spark more questions to investigate.206