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FAQ Page
How can students use Inquire for PBL?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Writing Project
Graphing Project
Web Project
Performing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Community Project
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
How can I form strong guiding questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
How can I get students engaged in driving questions?
21st Century Skills:
Questioning
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
How can students find answers to their questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
How can students share what they find?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Writing Project
Graphing Project
Web Project
Performing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Community Project
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
What is project-based learning?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
How can I improve the quality of students' questions?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
What are literacy skills?
21st Century Skills:
Literacy Skills
Succeeding in School
Studying
Reading to Learn
Building Vocabulary
Writing to Learn
Taking Tests
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Technology Literacy
Visual Literacy
Financial Literacy
Succeeding in the Workplace
FAQ Page
How can students judge sources from the Internet?
FAQ Page
What is inquiry?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Questioning
Planning
Researching
Creating
Improving
Presenting
FAQ Page
What kinds of inquiry experiences can I use?
21st Century Skills:
Inquiry Process
Project-Based Learning
FAQ Page
Where can I see PBL in action?
21st Century Skills:
Project-Based Learning
Writing Project
Graphing Project
Web Project
Performing Project
Audio-Visual Project
Community Project
Inquiry Process
FAQ Page
What are the qualities of writing?
English Language Arts:
Qualities of Writing
Structure
Ideas
Conventions
Blog Post
Make Way for Writers' Notebooks
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Prewriting
Blog Post
How to Create Engaging Writing Prompts
Blog Post
Invigorate Reading Discussions
English Language Arts:
Reading
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Usage
Writing
Editing
Blog Post
Grow the Reading-Writing Connection
English Language Arts:
Reading
Writing
Traits of Writing
Qualities of Writing
Writing Process
Blog Post
Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)
Blog Post
Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature
Blog Post
Dealing with Sadness in School
Blog Post
Connect SEL to the Brain
Student Writing Model
Caught in the Net
Kim’s essay uses narration and definition to focus on Internet addiction. This essay predates Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Skype, and smart phones. How has our definition of Internet addiction changed?
Level:
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Mode:
Narrative Writing
Explanatory Writing
Form:
Definition
Theme:
Technology
Health
Student Writing Model
Internet Plagiarism
Dan writes a problem-solution essay that focuses on one of the great temptations of the digital age: stealing intellectual property via the Internet. The essay begins by explaining the problem in detail and then shifts to recommending a set of solutions.
Level:
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Mode:
Persuasive Writing
Form:
Problem-Solution
Theme:
Education
Technology
Rules
Rights