This guide helps administrators understand how inquiry-based learning can be supported through access to relevant, high-quality instructional content. It outlines four strategies that promote questioning, exploration, and evidence-based thinking.

Leaders can use this guide to support instructional models that prioritize curiosity, student agency, and deeper learning across content areas.

Key Benefits

With this guide, leaders can:

• Encourage student-driven inquiry through purposeful content use.
• Support critical thinking and questioning across subjects.
• Promote evidence-based discussion and analysis.
• Align inquiry practices with standards and curriculum goals.
• Provide teachers with flexible instructional pathways.

Who Should Use This Guide

This resource is designed for:

• District administrators.
• Curriculum and instructional leaders.
• Social studies and literacy leadership teams.