An interactive inquiry-based teaching method in which students ask questions to identify and resolve a problem while engaging with the people involved in the problem.

A stage in problem-based learning, occurring after students have proposed one or more solutions, in which they revisit the clues they have gathered from their responses, analyze questions they have subsequently generated, and discuss in detail their paths in reaching the solution(s).

An inquiry-based writing activity in which students change the medium of a work from its original form. For example, students might transmediate a poem into a picture book or song lyrics into a story.

An informal writing tool which facilitates student reflection on their learning whereby students answer two questions: (1) what is the most important thing you learned in class today? and (2) what questions do you have about what you learned today? Students respond to the first and second questions, usually, by

An informal writing technique which provides a visual framework or organizer to guide students in their note-taking. The visual framework resembles the layout of the page, and some focus only on the text while others include illustrations, charts, and graphs.

A small-group, inquiry-based research project in which students with similar interests in specific topics work together.

A research-based model of sheltered instruction designed to allow English language learners to grasp academic content while developing language proficiency.

A strategy where the teacher gives part of the outline of a text and the student must complete it.

Questions used to guide reading by turning subheadings into questions.

A strategy for English language learners that involves a short time away from the rest of the class where students can learn a concept being taught later or learn how to make a graphic organizer that other classmates already know how to use.