Using student exemplars can be a highly effective method for writing instruction when used strategic...
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At Inquiry By Design, we take our text selection very seriously. We know that, because students will...
The great thing about when a light bulb isn’t working, there’s just about only one possible thing th...
Texts as Tools for Thinking: The Topic is Not the Message
The study of literature presents interesting difficulties for teachers and students. More than most ...
Although we debate about modes and methods, educators mostly acquiesce to the need to assess student...
Looking back on 2022, we—just like the rest of the country—have repeatedly found ourselves having ch...
Diving In: Why We Don’t “Pre-Teach” Our Texts
The recent increase in text complexity recommendations would seem to require an increase in pre-teac...
Fostering Effective Small Group Work We all know as teachers that allowing students to work in group...
Who doesn’t love to hear a good story? Yet beyond elementary school, children are increasingly unlik...
One of the highlights of Inquiry By Design’s curriculum is that students are apprenticed into the im...
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