This Thursday at 4:30PM ET, we'll explore a classroom walkthrough tool that can help district leaders and teachers identify and explore the components of high-quality social studies with inquirED. ➡️ Join us: hubs.li/Q02bqMwg0 #teaching #instruction #education

✍️ REGISTRATION STILL OPEN – Join us for our Dec. 7 webinar: Identifying High-Quality Social Studies Instruction. We'll examine how to look for inquiry-based knowledge building in K–8 classrooms! 🔍 Register for the webinar, co-hosted by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). ➡️ bit.ly/3R6VCyX

Check out this QFT created by first-grade students at Cherry Creek Schools! 🤩 Thanks to teacher Tobi Dattilo (center) and her fellow educators for sharing this example and how she supported her young learners through the QFT process. 👏 (Right Question Institute—check this out! 👀 )

How do middle schoolers level up their literacy skills? In our world history curriculum, students... ✅ Practice source analysis ✅ Analyze document-based questions ✅ Connect claims, evidence, and reasoning ✅ Examine complex texts Learn more. ➡️ bit.ly/4afbgB3

It's the end of the calendar year, but the mid point in the school year – a time for teachers to engage in structured and intentional reflection. 📝 Save these reflection tips from Christine Phillip, Innovation Coach from Franklin Park District 84. ➡️ bit.ly/4aw4F5q

📣 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for our first 2024 webinar series! ✨🧠 Join inquirED and National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) to explore how students construct knowledge and how it plays a vital role in their success in college, their career, and as participants in our democracy. ➡️ bit.ly/3RCmx5E

Reflection is crucial for continuous growth and learning. As we reach the midpoint of the school year, take a moment to appreciate the advantages of reflective practices. ✍️ Excerpted from the University of Cambridge's "Reflective Practice Toolkit" VI

New year, new webinar series at inquirED! 🥳 Join inquirED and National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) as we explore how students construct knowledge and how it plays a vital role in their success in college, their career, and as participants in our democracy. Register now. ➡️ bit.ly/47nnwwr

Individual steps toward equality and justice can lead to major change for everyone. Our 20th Century Civil Rights Movement unit encourages 3rd graders to examine how the actions of key figures, organizers, and everyday people brought about change.

We love happy teacher hearts! ❤️ Curious how to engage your classroom with our inquiry-based social studies curriculum? 👀 Contact us. ➡️ bit.ly/3NOfDsY

FREE GUIDED TOUR 👀 Curious about how Inquiry Journeys builds content knowledge AND inquiry skills for students? Join us January 30 at 11:30 AM CST for a FREE Guided Tour Webinar. ➡️ bit.ly/48Zz0I3

Students from @SBSchools took informed action after learning what it means to be a citizen! 🤩 Beth Caruso’s 1st-grade classroom collaborated on inspirational posters to motivate their families to be more mindful of their actions' environmental impact. 🌎 👏

What does it mean to be a U.S. citizen in 2024? As we head into an election year, build excitement for students learning about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship for the first time with book recommendations from our 1st grade Civic Engagement unit. 🗳

Texts with unfamiliar vocabulary, abstract words or ideas, formal conventions, and relatively strange structures may seem daunting – but with the right support and scaffolding, they can provide BIG benefits. Read more. ➡️ bit.ly/3TU397i

✍️ REGISTRATION OPEN – Join us for our February 1 webinar: Inquiry vs. Knowledge Building: Dismantling the False Dichotomy. Register for the webinar, co-hosted by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). ➡️ bit.ly/48M3KvE

Informed opinions are built on an understanding of our sources. Share these questions with your students to help them decide if a source is worth their time. ⬇️

Level up the literacy skills in your classroom with Inquiry Journeys, inquirED's inquiry-based K–5 social studies curriculum! 🙌 Talk to us about our embedded literacy supports. ➡️ bit.ly/3UvDn9K