Learning how to effectively evaluate information is not only an inquiry skill—it is a life skill. Whether evaluating an apartment lease contract, selecting the best post-secondary program and school, or deciding which candidate to vote for in an election, students today will need to evaluate messages, media, print, and visual text throughout their adult lives to make informed decisions. 

Back to school is a busy time for everyone—especially school librarians! If you are new to this position, learn how INFOhio can help you manage your library, collaborate with teachers, and provide high-quality resources for your students and staff. 

IWonder, a tool powered by INFOhio, has added fresh, new content to spark student inquiry.

Research 4 Success incorporates blended learning approaches to instruction as each module uses videos, digital texts, and interactive learning resources along with print-based options to grow and develop research and inquiry skills.  From dissecting the research question to locating and evaluating information, let's examine how Research 4 Success can be used to build critical thinking skills in students whether you are teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or remote. 

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

November is all about bringing inquiry into the classroom in INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with secondary students. 

By reflecting on our teaching practice, we can become more intentional and plan to accommodate student reflection, perhaps the most vital part of the inquiry process. In doing so, we create a unique opportunity to grow alongside our students.

As students share information, they transform into educators and advocates. Research and inquiry have real-world implications, and when students share their work with an authentic audience, they begin to see the connection between the content learned in the classroom and the context of their community and world.

Students apply critical thinking to understand how information relates to their essential questions. They must be able to reason, to weigh the value of what they have found, and to draw conclusions.

The dimension of locating information has grown exponentially with the internet and tools that allow easy and constant access. Learn which INFOhio tools you can use to help students learn to locate the best information to answer their question. This is the third in a series of several posts about the inquiry process and the Dimensions of Inquiry.

Teaching students the skills and importance of asking good questions provides a solid foundation for learning. Learn which INFOhio tools you can use to help students learn to ask good questions. This is the second in a series of several posts about the inquiry process and the Dimensions of Inquiry.

As you watch the webinar, Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom and Beyond: Leading the Next-Generation Digital Citizens to Multiple Perspectives and Reliable Resources, we thought you might want a refresher on inquiry—what it is and how several INFOhio tools have used the Dimensions of Inquiry as their foundation. This is the first in a series of several posts about the inquiry process and the Dimensions of Inquiry.