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Collaboration and Communication

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March 26, 2021 Women in STEM: An Interview with VAI Scientist Mary Winn

History is filled with remarkable women. Over the past month, Inquiry insider has endeavored to share stories of women who…

March 19, 2021 A Cure for Remote Teaching Doldrums… Science!

Did March sneak up on you this year, more like a wall than a rainbow? After having my students remote learning this entire…

March 5, 2021 I Heard a Rumor: Helping Students Spot Misinformation

I can still remember when the first Pokémon games came out (and wow does saying that make me feel old). I was in elementary school…

March 3, 2021 The Mind-Changing Magic of Words!

Bumblebees see ultraviolet light. The fact seems almost trivial until you stop and think about it. Ultraviolet is a…

February 22, 2021 Building Student Agency: Encouraging Voice and Choice

Many years ago, a friend of mine (who happens to be a 1st grade teacher) shared a story from her classroom. She liked to break…

February 15, 2021 The Red Flags of Rest: How to Recognize Burnout

Let me tell you a story about the importance of rest. Several years ago, I was selected to create a big project for my organization.…

February 12, 2021 Helping Students to Engage Remotely

I remember back in early 2019 (those golden days of in-person teaching) I sat in on one of my colleagues’ afterschool cohorts. Students crowded around…

February 5, 2021 Letting Go of Control

Teachers like to be in control. In their classroom, they have the responsibility to shepherd young minds, to teach them to master the standards, and…