“The future doesn’t belong to students who can find the right answer. It belongs to those who know how to ask the right question.” Walk into almost any classroom today and you’ll see technology everywhere. Students collaborate in shared documents....
A big part of inquiry-based learning is teaching students how to ask high-quality inquiry questions; they are at the core of inquiry. We’ve written several helpful guides about the importance of questions, how to teach students how to ask good...
Inquiry learning can be intimidating at first. It’s a shift from traditional methods of teaching to one that both teachers and students are probably somewhat unfamiliar with. If you’re new to inquiry learning, it can be overwhelming to know where...
Traditionally, bulletin boards existed as a place where teachers could hang student work and show off the progress in their classrooms. They acted as appealing displays to complement the work being done by students. These days, teachers are uncovering so...
AI has been a huge force in education for some time now, changing the way educators and students teach and learn. In our rapidly evolving educational landscape, teachers are constantly seeking new and creative ways to engage students and tailor...
Teaching math has slowly been evolving from a subject that, for many students, feels useless and trivial, to one that helps provide relevance and build important learning skills inside and outside of the classroom. Inquiry learning helps provide students with...
Learning provocations are designed to provoke learning and engagement. They might be related to a specific concept or unit of study you are exploring as a class. Alternatively, they can be used to spark curiosity and introduce something new. Learning...
Fostering an inquiry-based classroom starts at the beginning of the school year. By starting the year with more guided inquiries, students can more easily adjust to an inquiry environment. They will become more open with their curiosities and more willing...
By design, inquiry learning is meant to be authentic and organic. Whether a question was posed by the teacher to start, or if students come up with their own questions, they reflect genuine curiosity and wonder. Sometimes inquiries can start...
Subjects like English, language arts, and grammar aren’t often associated with inquiry learning. Typically, these subjects are taught using a direct teaching method whereby teachers explain grammar rules and follow up with examples of the rules being applied in sentences....
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