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New Standards, New Directions: When Your State Goes All-In for Inquiry
States spend years crafting new inquiry-based social studies standards, but what happens after these standards are published? How are state and district leaders not only helping educators understand the ins and outs of inquiry-based social studies, but also helping them find the high-quality instructional materials they need? To discuss these questions, we were joined on our webinar by Asif Wilson, Reuben Henriques, and Christine Brennan-Davis.
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Inquiry in Action: Classroom Spotlights
Learn how teachers shift to inquiry-based social studies by fostering student-led learning, co-creating rubrics, and connecting projects to real-world action.
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Up to the Task: How to Support Student-Led Learning in Elementary Social Studies
Student-led learning tasks in K-8 inquiry-based social studies not only build content knowledge and skills but also help students take ownership of their learning. We explored the benefits and challenges of designing student-led learning experiences in social studies in our webinar with Elisabeth Ventling Simon (Co-Founder and Head of Learning Experiences, inquirED) and Jillian Corr (Senior Learning Experience Designer, inquirED).
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Choosing Your Path: Advice from District Leaders on K-6 Social Studies Curriculum Implementation
Are you wondering about the best practices for implementing an elementary social studies curriculum in your school or district?
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Questioning: The Key to Unlocking the Power of Inquiry in Social Studies
Discover how educators and experts use powerful questioning strategies to drive inquiry, deepen student thinking, and foster curiosity in social studies classrooms.
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Elementary Social Studies
What is the best inquiry process for elementary social studies curriculum?
Discover how Inquiry Journeys guides students through the inquiry process—engaging them in questioning, investigation, and action for real-world impact.
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Lesson Strategies
Hexagonal Thinking & Mapping: A Dynamic Strategy for Deeper Learning
Imagine your students actively making connections, debating ideas, and visually mapping relationships between key concepts. The Hexagonal Mapping Protocol offers a flexible, engaging way for students to organize their thinking and discover new relationships between ideas. Whether used for inquiry-based learning, unit review, or problem-solving, hexagonal mapping deepens discussion, reinforces connections, and encourages critical thinking.
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Elementary Social Studies
Media Literacy: Primary and Secondary Sources in Inquiry Journeys
Inquiry Journeys builds media literacy skills, integrating thousands of engaging primary and secondary sources. These sources represent multiple perspectives from diverse authors and creators across a varied range of media types, including maps, documents, photographs, websites, videos, paintings, personal narratives, and more.
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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.
