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Knowledge building

Knowledge isn’t a static set of facts—it’s a foundation students build and expand through inquiry. In social studies, that means engaging with content-rich topics, connecting new ideas to prior knowledge, and applying learning in meaningful ways. Our approach prioritizes sustained investigations, not isolated texts, so that students develop deep understanding of complex issues. This structured inquiry helps students form lasting mental models, make sense of the world, and transfer their learning across subjects and settings.

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Acquire, Connect, Transfer: A Framework for Deeper Knowledge Building

How can students build deeper social studies knowledge and make meaningful connections across disciplines? inquirED and NCSS explored a framework for deeper learning with Julie Stern, author of Learning That Transfers and Visible Learning for Social Studies. Discover practical shifts in instructional practice that help students connect ideas and build lasting understanding.

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Critical Connections: Experience, Emotion, and Knowledge Building

How do the emotional responses students experience affect their depth of knowledge and learning? What is the relationship between experience and knowledge building? We were joined on our webinar by educational psychologist Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and a special group of teachers from Flemington Raritan School District to explore the critical connections between emotions, experiences, and learning.

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Schema Building and Knowledge Transfer

What strategies can be used to build robust knowledge networks in young learners? How do schemas contribute to long-term comprehension and retention? In our most recent webinar, we were joined by Harvard researcher Mary A. Burkhauser for a deep dive into the science of knowledge building through schemas and how they impact student learning across subject areas.

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Inquiry vs. Knowledge Building: Dismantling the False Dichotomy

Do educators have to choose between inquiry and knowledge-building? We were joined by Shanti Elangovan (CEO and Founder, inquirED) and Elisabeth Ventling Simon (Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder, inquirED) to explore a brain-based learning model that integrates deep knowledge-building and high-quality, structured inquiry.

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Layers of Meaning: Knowledge Building and Complex Texts

Why do students need to grapple with complex texts? How can teachers scaffold these texts to help students build background knowledge and vocabulary? Join us as we examine how inquiry-based learning provides a framework for building layers of knowledge and meaning that help students get the most out of their interactions with complex texts.

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Background Knowledge and the Science of Reading

What role does background knowledge play in building literacy skills? How can social studies instruction support the development of these skills through knowledge building? We asked these questions during our webinar...

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Building Deep Background Knowledge: Making The Case For Elementary Social Studies

What do ELA outcomes have to do with elementary social studies? Social studies improves outcomes by building the knowledge students need to understand what they read.

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