Digital Inquiry Group
@inquirygroup.org
Free educational resources on historical thinking and online reasoning. https://inquirygroup.org
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
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
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: https://www.inquirygroup.org/about/updates/2023/hispanic-heritage-month-materials
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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: https://www.inquirygroup.org/about/updates/2023/hispanic-heritage-month-materials
We’re honored to be recognized by @librarycongress.bsky.social as part of its 2025 Literacy Awards, particularly for our work integrating digital literacy into history instruction.
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We’re honored to be recognized by @librarycongress.bsky.social as part of its 2025 Literacy Awards, particularly for our work integrating digital literacy into history instruction.
You can still register for today's webinar at 4pm PT/7 pm ET on sorting fact from fiction online! 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: https://loom.ly/zryviKY
September 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You can still register for today's webinar at 4pm PT/7 pm ET on sorting fact from fiction online! 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: https://loom.ly/zryviKY
You can still sign up for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register now: https://loom.ly/XRuAYEM
Register now: https://loom.ly/XRuAYEM
August 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You can still sign up for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register now: https://loom.ly/XRuAYEM
Register now: https://loom.ly/XRuAYEM
There’s still time to register for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Participants will experience a model lesson, receive access to curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating digital literacy into history instruction. Sign up now: https://loom.ly/_hX5m5E
August 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There’s still time to register for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Participants will experience a model lesson, receive access to curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating digital literacy into history instruction. Sign up now: https://loom.ly/_hX5m5E
How can students learn what to trust if schools never show them the kinds of information they see on their phones? DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg joined The Squiz to talk about the shift from an analog to a digital age, and how schools need to respond.
Full episode: pod.link/1477008816/e...
Full episode: pod.link/1477008816/e...
August 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How can students learn what to trust if schools never show them the kinds of information they see on their phones? DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg joined The Squiz to talk about the shift from an analog to a digital age, and how schools need to respond.
Full episode: pod.link/1477008816/e...
Full episode: pod.link/1477008816/e...
You can still register for tomorrow's webinar at 4pm PT/7 pm ET on sorting fact from fiction online! 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: https://loom.ly/zPikcPk
August 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
You can still register for tomorrow's webinar at 4pm PT/7 pm ET on sorting fact from fiction online! 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: https://loom.ly/zPikcPk
In Igarassu, Brazil, Ezequiel David do Amaral Canario used our Battle of the Somme lesson to explore World War I with his students. We’re thrilled to see educators around the world adapt and incorporate our free, evidence-based materials!
July 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In Igarassu, Brazil, Ezequiel David do Amaral Canario used our Battle of the Somme lesson to explore World War I with his students. We’re thrilled to see educators around the world adapt and incorporate our free, evidence-based materials!
Students spend 8+ hours a day online. Curriculum hasn’t kept up. Hear more from DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg in this clip from his Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social
[Video courtesy Stanford Graduate School of Education]
[Video courtesy Stanford Graduate School of Education]
July 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Students spend 8+ hours a day online. Curriculum hasn’t kept up. Hear more from DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg in this clip from his Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social
[Video courtesy Stanford Graduate School of Education]
[Video courtesy Stanford Graduate School of Education]
You can still sign up for today’s webinar at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register here: https://loom.ly/7gyOjfA
Register here: https://loom.ly/7gyOjfA
July 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You can still sign up for today’s webinar at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register here: https://loom.ly/7gyOjfA
Register here: https://loom.ly/7gyOjfA
In 1877, over 100,000 railroad workers staged the first U.S. labor strike to spread across state lines. Was it a success? In this new lesson, students source, contextualize, and corroborate competing explanations of the strike’s outcomes. https://loom.ly/JjDwCZM
July 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In 1877, over 100,000 railroad workers staged the first U.S. labor strike to spread across state lines. Was it a success? In this new lesson, students source, contextualize, and corroborate competing explanations of the strike’s outcomes. https://loom.ly/JjDwCZM
Everyone needs help sorting fact from fiction online — including young people who have grown up with digital devices. In a POLITICO article, DIG’s Executive Director Joel Breakstone makes the case that all of us need better tools to navigate the internet. https://loom.ly/95xMNiQ
July 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Everyone needs help sorting fact from fiction online — including young people who have grown up with digital devices. In a POLITICO article, DIG’s Executive Director Joel Breakstone makes the case that all of us need better tools to navigate the internet. https://loom.ly/95xMNiQ
We’re excited to see students learning about click restraint in a recent @edweek.org video on teaching digital literacy! Scanning search results can help us make a more informed choice about where to go first.
Explore our free materials: cor.inquirygroup.org
Explore our free materials: cor.inquirygroup.org
July 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We’re excited to see students learning about click restraint in a recent @edweek.org video on teaching digital literacy! Scanning search results can help us make a more informed choice about where to go first.
Explore our free materials: cor.inquirygroup.org
Explore our free materials: cor.inquirygroup.org
We’re thrilled to share that we've been awarded a new grant from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social. Read more in this post by DIG Executive Director Joel Breakstone and DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg: https://loom.ly/SNlfHik
June 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We’re thrilled to share that we've been awarded a new grant from @carnegiecorp.bsky.social. Read more in this post by DIG Executive Director Joel Breakstone and DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg: https://loom.ly/SNlfHik
You can still sign up for today’s Civic Online Reasoning in Your Context webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register here: https://loom.ly/af24PoQ
Register here: https://loom.ly/af24PoQ
June 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You can still sign up for today’s Civic Online Reasoning in Your Context webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to learn tips for integrating digital literacy in your classroom using free Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different subjects.
Register here: https://loom.ly/af24PoQ
Register here: https://loom.ly/af24PoQ
The first question you should ask on the internet: Is this worth my time?
At the 87th annual Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social, DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg explained why critical thinking starts with choosing what deserves our attention.
At the 87th annual Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social, DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg explained why critical thinking starts with choosing what deserves our attention.
June 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The first question you should ask on the internet: Is this worth my time?
At the 87th annual Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social, DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg explained why critical thinking starts with choosing what deserves our attention.
At the 87th annual Cubberley Lecture at @stanfordeducation.bsky.social, DIG Co-Founder Sam Wineburg explained why critical thinking starts with choosing what deserves our attention.
There’s still time to register for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Participants will experience a model lesson, receive access to curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating digital literacy into history instruction. Register now: https://loom.ly/hzy1QpM
June 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There’s still time to register for today’s webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Participants will experience a model lesson, receive access to curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating digital literacy into history instruction. Register now: https://loom.ly/hzy1QpM