Inquire Teacher's Guide
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ISBN: 978-1-932436-36-5
The Inquire Teacher's Guide provides an overview and quick tours of the materials in the program. The guide then outlines the pedagogy behind Inquire: 21st century skills, the inquiry process, and project-based instruction. You'll also find help with planning your classes and assessing student work.
The Inquire Teacher's Guide features lesson plans for every chapter in the student handbook. Each skills chapter includes
- A chapter overview
- Learning outcomes
- Correlations to P21, CCSS, and ISTE standards
- Daily lesson plans
- An extension activity
- A review that can also function as a chapter quiz
- Minilessons for using the chapter in science, math, social studies, and English
The lesson plans for project chapters include overviews, learning outcomes, and standards correlations but also feature team-teaching suggestions and project ideas for the following courses:
- Science: Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science
- Math: Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry
- English: Reading, Writing, and Grammar
- Social Studies: U.S. History, World History/Culture, Government and Civics, and Geography
The Inquire Teacher's Guide correlates to the key standards for 21st century skills, writing, speaking, listening, and literacy across the curriculum. To view standard correlations, click on the appropriate set of standards below:
- 21st Century Student Outcomes (Partnership for 21st Century Skills)
- English Language Arts (Common Core State Standards)
- NETS for Students (International Society for Technology in Education)
Inquire is based on current research into 21st century learning, inquiry, and project-based instruction. Click here to review the research base and to discover resources for professional development.