Make Learning Inquiry Easy for Your Elementary Students

Make Learning Inquiry Easy for Your Elementary Students

With so many states adding Inquiry-Based Learning to the standards, it is imperative that we start teaching in ways that will facilitate this skill for our students. But it seems like a hard task to take on, especially in the...Read More
Inquiry-Based Learning That’s Easy & Effective

Inquiry-Based Learning That’s Easy & Effective

Inquiry-based learning is really not anything new. It's definitely not something that teachers need to fear or stress over as they develop lessons to meet the new standards. Inquiry-based learning has been around for a while, under different names and...Read More
Teaching Inquiry and Primary Source Analysis at Any Grade Level

Teaching Inquiry and Primary Source Analysis at Any Grade Level

Daycare, preschool, and kindergarten teachers may be familiar with the doe-eyed look staring back at them as they present their class with new, intriguing information. Parents have likely experienced the never-ending stream of consciousness that mounts in frustration as their...Read More
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How To Boost Student Success: 5 Engaging Collaborative Classroom Activities

How To Boost Student Success: 5 Engaging Collaborative Classroom Activities

Collaboration is an essential skill that students need to develop in order to succeed in school and in life. As teachers, we need to provide opportunities for our students to work together, learn from each other, and solve problems together....Read More
Using History Resources to Better Support the ELA Classroom

Using History Resources to Better Support the ELA Classroom

Students are now tasked with reading literature set in America's past yet often do not have the foundation they need to understand the context. There are many ways in which history resources can support the ELA classroom. These are not...Read More
Teaching Your Students The Important Supreme Court Cases

Teaching Your Students The Important Supreme Court Cases

Teaching Supreme Court cases is typically done in Government classes where students learn about the Constitution and the role of each governmental branch. Important cases are sometimes included in U.S. History classes to emphasize key events or eras in history,...Read More