Inquiry-Based Learning
Instead of just presenting the facts, use questions, problems, and scenarios to help students learn through their own agency and investigation.
Guiding Elementary Students to Pose Relevant Questions in Science Class
Students may generate questions that are off-topic or not scientifically useful if given too much latitude in inquiry-based learning, so putting up some guardrails is necessary.Exploring Before Explaining Sparks Learning
New elementary science teachers can build student engagement and enhance learning by using the explore-before-explain approach.Your content has been saved!
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As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost.Improving Students’ Critical Thinking by Trading Questions for Questions
By resisting the urge to answer students’ questions, teachers can help unlock their ability to pose those questions to themselves.177Your content has been saved!
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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.587.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.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.207.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to integrate the science of reading, plan for effective review sessions with your students, think about inquiry-based learning, and more.Setting Students Up to Grapple With Ideas to Promote Curiosity
Teachers can use inquiry-focused strategies to get students curious about what they’re learning and help ensure that new knowledge sticks.Facilitating Student-Centered Work in Upper Elementary
Setting up a successful inquiry elevates the learning experience. Here’s how you can support students in forming their driving question.How 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.74.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.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.112.3kYour content has been saved!
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Go to My Saved Content. Bringing Inquiry-Based Learning Into Your Class
A four-step approach to using a powerful model that increases student agency in learning.149.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.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.149.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.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.90.5kYour content has been saved!
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