C3 Resources

C3 Teachers- College, Career, and Civic Life

http://www.c3teachers.org/

Inquiries Examples http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/

The Inquiry Design Model (IDM) is a distinctive approach to creating curriculum and instructional materials that honors teachers’ knowledge and expertise, avoids overprescription, and focuses on the main elements of the instructional design process as envisioned in the Inquiry Arc of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for State Social Studies Standards (2013). Unique to the IDM is the blueprint, a one-page representation of the questions, tasks, and sources that define a curricular inquiry.

IDM Generator http://www.c3teachers.org/generator/

The IDM Generator (online at http://idm.c3teachers.org) is a platform for teachers to develop interactive inquiries that can then be completed online by students. The Generator supports teachers to create their own inquiries, share those inquiries with other teachers, and make inquiry assignments for their students to complete. The easy to use, web-based interface enables students to inquire about compelling questions, access disciplinary sources, and complete formative and summative tasks and exercises in taking informed action. Teachers can create class accounts and produce a unique web address for students to complete an assignment online.