Digital Inquiry Group

All Reading Like a Historian lessons, Beyond the Bubble history assessments, and Civic Online Reasoning classroom materials are now available for free to educators everywhere on the DIG website. inquirygroup.org

We have 30 free history lessons and assessments to teach the African American Freedom Movement during Black History Month and year-round. From Thomas Jennings and Emancipation to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Greensboro Sit-Ins, check out our materials: inquirygroup.org/about/updates/…

Congratulations to @inquirygroup Co-Founder Sam Wineburg — named the third most influential education scholar in curriculum and instruction!

Stop by booth 328 at #ncss2025 today at 11 to meet @samwineburg

Join us this week at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference! We'll be at Booth 328 to share resources, professional development opportunities, and swag. Learn more: inquirygroup.org/about/updates/…

November is National Native American Heritage Month. We have free lessons and assessments to support teaching the histories of Indigenous peoples of the United States and the Americas this month and year-round. Explore our materials: inquirygroup.org/native-america…

In school, students read carefully selected materials. Outside, they scroll through a flood of unfiltered information. How do we bridge this divide? By bringing the digital world into the classroom, not to replace the curriculum, but to make it better. #MediaLiteracyWeek

Skilled users of the internet don't begin with critical thinking. They begin with critical ignoring. They ask, “Do I really know what I’m looking at?” Then, they use the internet to check the internet. #MediaLiteracyWeek

AI chatbots cite articles that don’t exist and draw on studies that say the opposite from what they claim. The most important thing for students to learn about AI? Information is always wedded to a particular source. #MediaLiteracyWeek

We’ve asked thousands of students to evaluate online sources. Here are the five most common mistakes they make: #MediaLiteracyWeek

Young people are online almost constantly — yet struggle to make sense of the content that streams across their screens. Our Civic Online Reasoning curriculum offers evidence-based resources teachers can use to help students make better decisions online. #MediaLiteracyWeek

Integrating digital literacy into existing coursework boosts students’ online reasoning. Learn more about our work in Illinois weaving Civic Online Reasoning into biology and geography classes in this @NASBE article: loom.ly/1LtxxHU

@samwineburg @InquiryGroup Check out this downloadable guide on how to educate students to be savvy about artificial intelligence in just a few steps. #EWOpinion edweek.org/technology/opi…

Why do students (and adults) so easily fall victim to AI misinformation? @samwineburg and Nadav Ziv of @InquiryGroup explain why. #EWArchive #EWOpinion edweek.org/technology/opi…

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. We have free lessons and assessments to teach Hispanic, U.S. Latino, and Latin American history this month and year-round. Browse our curriculum: inquirygroup.org/about/updates/…

You can still sign up for today’s Beyond the Bubble History Assessments webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to explore 150+ free, document-based history assessments that reveal student thinking and can be scored in minutes. Register for today’s webinar: loom.ly/9gb-MB8

Does a TikTok video really show Newark, New Jersey, in the 1940s? Our new task gauges student thinking about videos on social media. inquirygroup.org/history-assess…

You can still sign up for today’s Reading Like a Historian Lessons webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to explore 200+ document-based lessons that engage students in historical inquiry. Register for today’s webinar: loom.ly/mxEyVlU

We’re honored to be recognized by @librarycongress as part of its 2025 Literacy Awards, which highlights innovative and replicable strategies that promote literacy. In particular, @librarycongress cited our work integrating digital literacy into history instruction.

What caused the 1974 Puerto Rican Riots? In our new lesson, students analyze historical documents to investigate both immediate and systemic causes. inquirygroup.org/history-lesson…

You can still register for today's webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! We’ll cover the research behind the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum, review materials, and discuss how these resources can be integrated into classrooms. Sign up now: loom.ly/zryviKY