Using AI in Inquiry

Explore how AI can help narrow and deepen your inquiry, inspire lesson planning, spark curiosity, generate fresh ideas, and create engaging, personalized learning experiences for every student.

Questions to Support Inquiry Exploration

Consider the following questions to generate specific prompts and explore resources and/or strategies specific to your classroom needs.

CSTP 1: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

What strategy or resource can I use to engage and support my students, who are at [specific reading/ELD/] learning levels?
What can I do to make my lessons more motivating and engaging for my [grade-level/subject] students?
Describe some cooperative learning strategies I can use with my [grade-level/subject] students to increase engagement.
Suggest culturally responsive strategies to increase engagement in [specific grade level and subject] for students with low participation.

CSTP 2: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Provide strategies I can use that foster an inclusive learning environment for my [grade-level/subject] students.
List essential classroom routines and procedures that promote a safe learning environment and individual accountability for my [grade-level] students.
Describe classroom management techniques to maintain a positive, engaging, and safe learning environment for my [grade-level/subject] students.
Help me design a 3-step transition procedure for moving from group work to independent reading in a [specific-grade] class.

CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning

What approach can I take to make [subject matter] accessible and engaging for my [specific student group/grade-level] students?
What are ways I can build connections between my students' prior knowledge and current learning objectives?
I want to use more visuals and manipulatives with my [grade-level/subject] students. Can you provide a list of ready-made supports for academic vocabulary?
Generate multiple ways to explain the concept of ‘theme’ in literature for [specific grade] at different levels of reading proficiency.

CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

What specific differentiation strategies can I use to tailor my lesson to the diverse learning styles, abilities, and interests of my students?
Provide a list of formative assessments to help guide my instruction with my [grade-level/subject] students.
Create three tiers of a lesson plan on [specific subject or content]—emergent bilingual, on-grade level, and advanced.
Where can I find literature for [grade-level/subject] that includes cultural stories alongside traditional ones?

CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

Create a rubric for self-reflection on [specific subject/learning objectives].
How can I innovate my grading practices and create more meaningful and relevant assessment that focuses on growth for [specific subject/grade level]?
Based on these exit ticket responses or [specific data point], what misconceptions do you see, and how might I reteach this?
How can I involve my students in the assessment process to encourage self-reflection and goal setting?

CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

How can teacher wellness impact student learning outcomes in a measurable and meaningful way?
What specific ways can I engage the families of my students that are meaningful and improve student learning?
What are some ways I can incorporate [city of school site] culture, history, or traditions into my curriculum to foster a sense of pride and belonging in my students?
Here’s a summary of what worked and didn’t this week. Help me reflect and suggest one practice to try next week.

Sentence Frames for Crafting a Driving Question:

What is a driving question?

A driving question is open-ended and serves as the foundation for inquiry, guides reflection, and leads to meaningful changes in practice that increase student learning.

An effective driving question is:

Student-centered: Aims to positively impact student learning and teacher growth.
Practice-based: Connects to a change or shift in teaching practice.
Open-ended: Encourages curiosity and exploration rather than a simple yes/no answer.
Aligned: Job-embedded and reflects their Professional Growth Goal.
Actionable: Leads to implementation, data collection, and self-reflection.

Suggested Sentence Frames to Craft a Driving Question

How might implementing [strategy/resource/practice] impact [student learning behavior/outcome] in my classroom?
How can refining my approach to [teaching practice] improve [student outcome] in [content area or skill]?
How can [strategy/practice] be used to support [student need] for [specific learners]?
How might integrating [learning tool/resource] into my practice improve [area of need] for students who struggle with [learning challenge]?
How can I effectively utilize [Strategy/Resource] to [Desired Outcome] for my [Grade Level] students, particularly [Target Group], as evidenced by [Measurable Outcome] over the next [Timeframe]?

Examples:

How can I effectively utilize Exit Tickets to assess student understanding of scientific concepts in my 7th-grade science class, particularly my English learners, as evidenced by a 15% increase in the accuracy of their written responses on Exit Ticket questions over the next five weeks?

How can I effectively utilize Math Prodigy to enhance engagement and participation in math problem-solving for my 4th graders, particularly those with ADHD, as evidenced by a 20% increase in the average time spent actively engaged with the math problems during independent practice sessions over the next month?

How will incorporating Socratic seminars with my 10th graders spark discussions and encourage critical thinking and deepen their understanding of the ethical complexities surrounding World War II, as evidenced by their engagement in nuanced discussions about the war's moral implications?

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