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Piloting Three to Six Week Inquiry Projects
To boost student engagement during remote learning, D11 provided teachers with targeted grade level relevant guidance to support students in the creation of cross-content inquiry projects that spanned three to six weeks.
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Program
Two second-grade teachers at Eisenhower Elementary of Hopkins Public Schools created a pilot outdoor immersion classroom, leveraging the outdoors to drive inquiry-based learning.
Quarterly, Cross-Subject "Big Idea" Inquiry Projects
Colorado Springs School District 11 developed a teacher-led planning process for quarterly, cross-subject "big idea" arcs where students worked through six phases of learning with built-in reflection, culminating in a performance assessment.
Learning Together at a Distance: A D11 Inquiry Invitation Project Resources
This website from D11 includes leveled guidebooks for elementary, middle, and high schools that outline planning tools and considerations for remotely leading students through the creation of inquiry projects.
Piloting Remote Inquiry Projects to More Deeply Engage Learners at D11
Nicole Ottmer, Personalized Learning Systems Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11, provides an overview of the district’s launch of inquiry-based projects aimed at increasing student engagement.
Scaling Inquiry Pilots to Longer Term Projects at D11
Natasha North, K-12 Literacy Specialist at Colorado Springs School District 11describes how her district launched cross-curricular inquiry projects focused on learning phases rather than standards.
Inquiry-Based Outdoor Immersion Programs at Hopkins Public Schools
Ann Ertl, Interim Director of Innovation, Design, and Learning at Hopkins Public Schools, describes their inquiry-based outdoor immersion program piloted with a second-grade class at Eisenhower Elementary, which was created to bring students back to...
Prompting Deeper Thinking by Asking Open-ended Questions at Cisco
Educators work with students using specific inquiry methods to challenge students, bring rigor into the classroom, and expand student understanding.
Prompting Deeper Thinking through Open Questions
Cisco’s 7th grade math teacher asks questions that require students to use prior knowledge, mathematical processes, and mathematical language in their answer.
Episode 2: How Hopkins Public Schools Maximized Inquiry Learning, Outdoor Spaces, Community Partnerships, and Feedback
On this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Ann Ertl of Hopkins Public Schools details the...