Engaging Students in Inquiry

Inquiry-based learning not only piques students’ curiosity and engagement, it also leads to deeper learning! The DBQ Project offers structured and scaffolded lessons to guide student through this inquiry process culminating in an evidence-based writing exercise.

The DBQ Project Professional Development is highly interactive. In each sessions, participants engage in an inquiry-based lesson featuring materials developed by the DBQ Project. Starting with a compelling question, participants go through the inquiry process of interrogating evidence, formulating conclusions, and marshaling evidence to support those conclusions. Furthermore, attendees will leave the session with a greater understanding of the pedagogy required to reach all ability levels, and how to support students in the development of these critical skills.

Flexible Options

Educators can enroll in either a live 2-hour virtual training, or take a more in-depth self-paced course. Learn more about both options below

Our open, virtual workshops help teachers become comfortable teaching The DBQ Project Method using DBQ Online. An emphasis is placed on close-reading and argument-writing strategies. Our PDs are interactive and will model document- and dialogue-based classrooms. Our 2021 focus is to help teachers with remote or hybrid-learning needs and to assist students who have experienced learning loss due to the pandemic.

The Basics

• All workshops are 2 hours long
• Available to teachers grades 2-12
• Cost: $25
• Workshops will occur after school or on Saturday mornings

The Dates

• Wednesday, March 10
• Tuesday, April 13
• Saturday, April 24
• Thursday, May 6
• Saturday, May 22

DBQ 101 Course Description

These self-paced courses familiarize teachers with The DBQ Project Method. Teachers will learn how to make the DBQ process engaging and powerful for students. Participants will work through the steps of The DBQ Project Method at their own pace, pausing to reflect and practice along the way.

The Basics

• DBQ 101 is equivalent to our DBQ Full Day Introductory Workshop.
  
• Courses are available at no charge to DBQ Online districts, throughout the pandemic.
• This self-paced course takes between 5-6 hours to complete.
• Courses will be open for 30 days after launch.
• Courses will launch on April 1, and May 6.
• Participants will receive a certificate of completion when they finish the course.

Available Courses:

Note: While the self-paced courses center around specific units, The DBQ Project Method, which drives them, is applicable to all DBQ Project material.

Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? - Elementary focus

Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? - Elementary and Middle School focus

What Were the Primary Reasons for the "Fall" of Rome? - Middle and High School focus

A Question of Scale: How Wealthy is Brazil? - Middle and High School focus

What Was The Underlying Cause of World War I? - High School focus

The virtual PD allowed teachers to use the DBQ Online platform through the lens of both a student and teacher. This was valuable!! Teachers felt more comfortable knowing they have a distance learning platform to use no matter what could happen with online learning in the future. They experienced first hand how to teach and learn virtually. They felt supported.

Amanda Solivan

Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator K-12

Tulsa Public Schools, OK

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Virtual trainings are becoming the norm in our world today and some are better than others. The DBQ project virtual training is one of those that is better. It was very interactive and we had time to get into break-out rooms to collaborate with our teachers on the different parts of the instructional framework to enhance the learning during this training. We feel ready to begin digging into DBQs as a result.

Jodi Becker

Director of Secondary Education

Berlin Area School District, WI

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We are truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to receive online training from the DBQ Project. The 2 1/2 hour session taught us a wide range of instructional strategies that could be used to improve student learning outcomes, and masterfully answered questions from our veteran teaching team. We found the discussion of a range of literacy strategies to be particularly valuable. I would highly recommend online training from the DBQ Project to anyone.

Stephen Dunn

Social Studies Instructional Director

Lake Forest High School, IL

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