In this lesson snapshot, a high school computer science class explores the story of the electric tabulating machine, an example of a computer in its most basic form.
Teaching + Learning
Educators and collaborators reflect on their innovative use of RQI's strategies
In this lesson snapshot, a kindergarten class tackles a driving question: "How can we make our playground more inviting for all?" Students begin their project by inquiring about a turn of the century (ca. 1910) photograph of children playing on a New York City playground.
In this lesson snapshot, a 10th grade general science class investigates the causes and effects of glacier melt by closely examining a 1959 photograph of the Greenland ice cap.
In education, closed-ended questions are sometimes undervalued and underappreciated, but as librarian and author Connie Williams explains, closed-ended questions can build knowledge and open doors to promising research. They're also powerful tools for self-advocacy. In this post, Williams takes a closer look at the value of closed-ended questions.
In “the most rewarding first day in 30 years,” a calculus teacher presented students with some curious graphs, and students learned to “discuss mathematical information without any fear ” by using the Question Formulation Technique.
In this lesson snapshot, a 12th-grade AP English class discovers the dark history of convict leasing while reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Struggling at first to situate this often forgotten piece of history, students pause to examine a series of primary source photographs from the Library of Congress.