You hear it all of the time. What’s inquiry-based learning? What is an inquiry-based lesson? Teaching using an inquiry-based model isn’t necessarily difficult to do, but it does require some practice. It also requires some enthusiasm from the teacher. Students won't get excited about the content if the teacher isn’t excited. This blog answers the question, “What is inquiry-based learning?”, talks about some inquiry-based learning activities, and discusses why inquiry-based learning is important.

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