Inquiry-based learning emphasises a student's role in the learning process and asks them to engage with an idea or topic in an active way, rather than by sitting and listening to a teacher. The ...

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 ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

Introducing math and science through inquiry and problem-based instruction can pay off throughout elementary school, according to a massive international series of studies. Education economists Emma ...

The return to project-based learning, paired with today's AI tools, has created a new learning paradigm. Here, Mark Frydenberg, distinguished lecturer of Computer Information Systems and director of ...

The Education Week Spotlight on Inquiry-Based Learning is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on what the data says about inquiry-based learning, if your district ...

Spread the loveIn an increasingly interconnected world, simply memorizing facts isn’t enough. Our children need more than rote learning; they need to understand complex global issues, think critically ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today an award of more than $4.9 million to fund nine place-based education ...