This is what you want to see in a science classroom: Less memorizing. Fewer ready-made science experiments. Students designing their own hands-on investigations in pursuit of scientific questions.

Esther Storrie is the learning resource center director at Pleasant Ridge Elementary in Glenview, Ill. She is on Twitter. Updated November 25, 2015, 3:22 AM As an educator, if you ask me, “How do you ...

One frequently-used approach for guiding inquiry learning in the sciences is to gradually move students from teacher-directed instruction to learner self-directed instruction (NRC 2000a).

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Inquiry-based learning has been around in education circles for a long time, but many teachers and schools gradually moved away from it during the heyday of No Child Left Behind. The pendulum is ...

ISHCMC equips students with strong academic foundations, leadership skills, and global citizenship through inquiry-based learning that fosters curiosity, critical thinking, and a mindset for success ...

You’ve almost certainly heard of Justin Bieber. You probably have not heard of inquiry-based education, but you will. It’s becoming the new normal in teaching and learning and it represents a quantum ...

Advancing Knowledge NPC’s professional development sessions for natural sciences teachers concluded their 2025 delivery in the Overberg Education District of the Western Cape Education Department. A ...

Esther Storrie is the learning resource center director at Pleasant Ridge Elementary in Glenview, Ill. She is on Twitter. Updated November 25, 2015, 3:22 AM As an educator, if you ask me, “How do you ...