Inquiry-Based Learning
Instead of just presenting the facts, use questions, problems, and scenarios to help students learn through their own agency and investigation.
4 Practical Strategies to Foster Continuous Inquiry
These tips help teachers create an active learning environment by sustaining a culture of inquiry in their STEM classes.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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How to integrate the science of reading, plan for effective review sessions with your students, think about inquiry-based learning, and more.
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.30.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.An Instructional Approach That Boosts Student Confidence in Math
By combining direct instruction and an inquiry-based approach, teachers can improve accessibility and create more ‘aha!’ moments.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.10.6kYour content has been saved!
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Teachers can ask themselves three key questions in order to choose the most effective instructional approach to a topic.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.3.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Micro-Inquiry Tasks to Spark Curiosity
These fun, beginning-of-unit assignments encourage students to explore real-world applications of math and science concepts.Guiding Students to Think Like a Teacher
To increase engagement and foster collaboration, high school teachers can have students prepare and present part of a lesson.- 7.8k
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A four-step approach to using a powerful model that increases student agency in learning.8kYour content has been saved!
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Asking students to examine their own possessions from the perspective of a historian in the future helps them sharpens their analytical skills.3.8kYour content has been saved!
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Find information, strategies, protocols, and tools to promote curiosity and engage students in asking questions, thinking critically, and solving problems.7.7kYour 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.4.6kYour content has been saved!
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