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The Next Chapter of Social Studies
Across the country, educators are rethinking what social studies can look like. Join the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and inquirED for this three-part webinar series to explore how big ideas become daily instruction through strong materials, practical strategies, and classroom-ready practices.
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High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies
Essential Domains of High-Quality Social Studies Resources
The Next Chapter of Social Studies
Across the country, educators are rethinking what social studies can look like. Join the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and inquirED for this three-part webinar series to explore how big ideas become daily instruction through strong materials, practical strategies, and classroom-ready practices.
Upcoming webinars
Implementing Elementary Social Studies Across a District
Supporting Teachers, Strengthening Systems, Driving Change
The Next Chapter of Social Studies
Across the country, educators are rethinking what social studies can look like. Join the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and inquirED for this three-part webinar series to explore how big ideas become daily instruction through strong materials, practical strategies, and classroom-ready practices.
Upcoming webinars
A Day in the Life
A Practical Look at How Inquiry Comes to Life in Real Classrooms
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Elementary Social Studies
Build Your Knowledge Base in Inquiry-Based Social Studies
Build your team's understanding of inquiry-based social studies with curated blogs, slides, and videos that highlight the shift from traditional to student-centered instruction.
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Elementary Social Studies
Inquiry Journeys: Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Resources
The world outside the elementary social studies classroom continues to change at an unprecedented rate. New movements arise, voices emerge, and dramatic political and social events shift perspectives. Traditional textbooks can’t respond to this rapid pace of change.
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Elementary Social Studies
Inquiry-Based Elementary Social Studies and the Common Core
inquirED's social studies curriculum uses the Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy as supporting standards for all Inquiry Units.
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Elementary Social Studies
inquirED's 21st Century Skills
Explore inquirED’s 21st Century Skills framework—designed to build critical thinking, collaboration, media literacy, and more through inquiry-based social studies.
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Elementary Social Studies
Inquiry-Based Elementary Social Studies and the CASEL Competencies
Social and emotional learning (SEL) helps students to understand and regulate their behaviors, gives them the tools to thrive in their interactions with others, and develops their capacity to set and work toward goals. inquirED's curriculum develops SEL skills aligned with the CASEL Competencies.
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Lesson Strategies
Idea Clustering | Inquiry Lesson Plan Strategy
Idea Clustering allows students to see the connections their ideas have with others’ ideas, supporting the development of collaborative projects or topics of investigation. Use this process to help establish interest groups for collaborative work, or to synthesize many diverse ideas into a more concise list of options.
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Examples of Informed Action in Social Studies
Informed action projects are a great way to get connect students learning to the real world in inquiry-based social studies. We talked with three teachers about the informed actions their students did in their classrooms using inquirED's Inquiry Journeys curriculum.
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Elementary Social Studies
Creating a Roadmap for Social Studies Curriculum Review and Adoption
Plan an effective social studies curriculum review by identifying key stakeholders, setting milestones, and allocating resources for piloting and decision-making.
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Elementary Social Studies
Creating an Inquiry-Based Learning Culture in Elementary Social Studies
Anthropologists define culture as “the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize a society, institution, or organization.” Let’s add classroom to that list, because we all know that each classroom has its own culture. What’s yours like? How do you create it?
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Take a closer look at Inquiry Journeys
Inquiry Journeys (K–5 social studies curriculum) provides inquiry-based instruction for young learners through hands-on investigations and primary source analysis. Explore how elementary students build knowledge and skills by asking questions, analyzing evidence, and connecting learning to their lives and communities.
