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Where the Day Goes: Rethinking Instructional Time in K–5 Classrooms

Time is the resource every educator runs short on. Join Dr. Nell K. Duke and Dr. Matt Kraft for a free Lit Talk on instructional time in PK–5 classrooms.

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Writing for Meaning and Understanding: The Power of Integrated ELA and Social Studies

Explicit writing instruction is most effective when paired with meaningful content. Learn how integrating ELA and social studies strengthens writing, comprehension, and knowledge-building.

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Dec 22, 2025
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Deeper Knowledge and Comprehension Through ELA and Social Studies Integration

Learn how integrating ELA and social studies builds two layers of knowledge, supporting deeper comprehension, stronger transfer, and more meaningful reading experiences for students.

Dec 10, 2025
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The Cognitive Load Problem: Why Too Many Programs Undermine Learning

Discover how juggling multiple ELA and social studies programs increases cognitive load, reduces instructional coherence, and limits deep learning. Explore why integrated design offers a more sustainable, effective path forward.

Nov 14, 2025
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The Elementary Time Problem: Too Much to Teach, Too Little Time

Elementary schools face more instructional demands than the day can hold. Learn how limited time affects teaching, what trade-offs educators face, and why integrated curriculum design helps make every minute count.

Nov 4, 2025
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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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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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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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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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The Steps Toward Inquiry in Social Studies (Series Launch)

Discover how inquiry-based social studies transforms questions, tasks, and sources—engaging students as investigators, not passive recipients of information.

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Inquiry Journeys: Literacy Practices and Supports

Explore how integrating social studies with literacy boosts reading outcomes and supports CCSS-ELA, with practices embedded in inquirED’s Inquiry Journeys curriculum.

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Choosing an Elementary Social Studies Curriculum for Iowa Schools

This webinar explores how three districts in Iowa are prioritizing social studies aligned to the Iowa Core Standards in Social Studies.

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Choosing an Elementary Social Studies Curriculum for Illinois Schools

Learn how Illinois district leaders are aligning elementary social studies to state standards, selecting inquiry-based curricula, and revitalizing classroom instruction.

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Un-level That Text! Integrating Literacy and Elementary Social Studies

If we want students to seek answers to complex questions, conduct sustained investigations, and construct conclusions based on facts and evidence, then they’ll need to develop their literacy skills so they can wrestle with complex texts. We were joined on our webinar today by Jillian Corr, Senior Learning Experience Designer at inquirED, to dig into strategies to help students when they encounter complex texts in social studies.

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