Inquiry-Based Math Education

Resources for implementing IBME

The websites below have extensive resources for implementing inquiry based learing in college mathematics

• The academy of inquiry-based learning (in mathematics)
• Discovering the art of mathematics: Classroom resources

Open access curricula for IBME

See this page for Open Access curricula (often based on extensive research) for inquiry-based college math courses

Thinking classrooms: A framework for implementing inquiry based mathematics education

Peter Liljedahl's framework for a thinking classroom is a powerful way to implement inquiry based learned in mathematics.

• Overview and summary
• More resources

Reflections from mathematicians about implementing IBME

Spencer Bagley: The four pilars of IBL and my teaching philosophy

Francis Su: Freedom through inquiry

Steven Strogatz: Teaching through inquiry: A beginner’s reflection (part 1) | part 2

David Bressoud: Reflections on a career in teaching

Dana Ernst: Soup to nuts: My approach to IBL

Robert Tabert: A turning point in my teaching

AMS blog: Active learning in mathematics: Personal reflections

Summaries and tip sheets from the University of Montana:

• Productive disciplinary engagement
• What IBME looks like: Content courses | Proof courses
• Properties of good learning activities
• Potential pitfalls with IBME and strategies to address them