The Indiana Academic Standards for Science and the Next Generation Science Standards emphasize inquiry as a prominent instructional method and a defining characteristic of science. This workshop ...

Today’s guest blog is written by Michelle Stephan, an associate professor of mathematics education with a joint appointment in the College of Education and Department of Mathematics and Statistics at ...

Free lesson plans aligned to NGSS, student activity sheets, and integrated animations help students understand science and chemistry in everyday life. Inquiry in Action is a FREE teacher resource of ...

Teachers can support inquiry-based learning by using direct instruction to provide students with the tools they need to ...

NOWADAYS, our young people would spiral into silence, into disappointment if they find their classes requiring rote memory on what they learn. Such a dull class environment results in their attending ...

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 ...

Purdue Science K-12 Outreach has partnered with five different school districts on six mathematics and science partnerships. These partnerships were funded through the Indiana Department of Education ...

STEM is more than just a grouping of subject areas. It is a movement to develop the deep mathematical and scientific underpinnings students need to be competitive in the 21st-century workforce. But ...