An inquirED Blog

Civic Engagement: What Can a Citizen Do? Interview with Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris

Best-selling author Dave Eggers and illustrator Shawn Harris joined us to discuss their book– What Can a Citizen Do?

Layers of Meaning: Knowledge Building and Complex Texts

Inquiry-based learning provides a framework for building layers of meaning that help students get the most out of complex texts.

Background Knowledge and the Science of Reading

What role does background knowledge play in building literacy skills? How can elementary social studies instruction support these outcomes?

Exploration and Meaning Making: Social Studies in K-2 Classrooms

What does inquiry in social studies look like in a kindergarten classroom? Let's get serious about social studies in the younger grades!

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?

Civic Literacy: More Important than Ever in a Digital World

We are flooded with conflicting messages every time we turn on our laptops. How do we prepare our students to cope with this complexity?

Inquiry in Action: Classroom Spotlights

In inquiry-based social studies, students use their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems and meet challenges.