School principals, district administrators, and teacher leaders (including department chairs) are essential links in the adoption of inquiry as a way of teaching and learning. Extensive research ...

Mobile inquiry-based learning environments (mIBL) integrate the principles of learner-centred inquiry with the affordances of portable digital devices, enabling students to formulate questions, gather ...

Educators need evidence drawn from research to help them implement and justify inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning science. Many science teachers, for example, question why they should ...

Students participate in projects that encourage exploration across multiple disciplines, including mathematics, science, ...

K–12 ed tech company Propello has launched inquiry-based science booster packs to complement existing curricula and stimulate student engagement. The supplemental phenomena packs are classroom-ready, ...

Introduction: The centrality of inquiry for teaching and learning science / Robert E. Yager -- Inquiry at the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) / Ardi Kveven -- Natural scientists: children in ...

The rise of ChatGPT promises to bring simplicity to the more mundane tasks of human existence and has also revived with new fervor an enduring question of our education system: how do we adequately ...

A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

Tactile learning experiences—a strategy borrowed from museum education—can help students of all ages retain new information.

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...