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    Using Inquire in Your School Library

    Video

    Teaching Inquiry in Science

    Video

    What Is the Inquiry Process?

    Blog Post

    Celebrating Presidents' Day in the Primary Grades

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Researching
    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Empathy

    Blog Post

    Lessons for Combating Fake News

    21st Century Skills: 
    Media Literacy
    Information Literacy
    Creating
    Critical Thinking
    Researching

    Blog Post

    Writing Advice from Favorite Authors

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing

    Blog Post

    Cures for Vague Writing

    English Language Arts: 
    Revising
    Noun
    Style
    Strong Ideas

    Blog Post

    Writing to Celebrate Women's History

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    Writing to Learn

    Blog Post

    Launch Into Argument Writing

    English Language Arts: 
    Prewriting
    Thesis Statement
    Writing
    Writing Process

    Blog Post

    Bend the Rules to Teach the Rules

    English Language Arts: 
    Grammar
    Sentence Fragments
    Fragments
    Sentence
    Fluid Sentences
    Sentences

    Blog Post

    Take Note of Podcasts

    English Language Arts: 
    Logical Organization
    21st Century Skills: 
    Media Literacy
    Listening
    Technology Literacy
    Information Literacy

    Blog Post

    How to Evaluate Media

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading
    21st Century Skills: 
    Media Literacy
    Information Literacy
    Reading

    Blog Post

    4 Writing Activities for Celebrating Black History

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    Reading
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Researching

    Blog Post

    5 Fun Creative Writing Activities

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    Qualities of Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Communicating

    Blog Post

    Beyond Compassion: Deepening Learning Through Perspective Shifting

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing
    21st Century Skills: 
    Critical Thinking
    Problem Solving
    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    SEL
    Fairness
    Conflict Resolution

    Blog Post

    Conceptual Blending for Creative Thinking

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Creative Thinking

    Blog Post

    Knowing the Lake: Serving as Lead Learner

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Problem Solving
    Flexibility
    Initiative
    Leadership
    Productivity
    Collaborating

    Blog Post

    Thinking Like Breathing

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Problem Solving

    Blog Post

    5 Keys to Successful Student Collaborations

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Life Skills
    Communicating
    Collaborating
    Social Skills
    Initiative
    Flexibility
    Productivity

    Blog Post

    5 Hit Shows Featuring Inquiry and Project-Based Learning

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Project-Based Learning

    Blog Post

    Getting the Sense of Sensory Details

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Communicating
    Writing
    Reading

    Blog Post

    Using Inquiry Projects to Teach Language Arts

    21st Century Skills: 
    Inquiry Process
    Project-Based Learning
    Questioning
    Planning
    Researching
    Creating
    Improving
    Presenting

    Blog Post

    Your Class Calendar as a Meeting Place: Lessons from Stonehenge

    21st Century Skills: 
    Life Skills
    Inquiry Process
    Project-Based Learning
    Initiative
    Leadership
    Questioning
    Planning
    Researching
    Creating

    Blog Post

    3 Simple Steps to the 4 C's

    21st Century Skills: 
    Learning Skills
    Critical Thinking
    Creative Thinking
    Communicating
    Collaborating

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