“Access the complete 2-hour professional learning session along with a downloadable inquiry resource kit designed to support classroom implementation.”
Inquiry-based teaching and learning are central to the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). When learners explore meaningful questions and engage with authentic experiences, they develop curiosity, strengthen critical thinking, and learn to take informed action.
This professional learning session focuses on practical strategies for designing and facilitating powerful inquiry experiences in the classroom. It supports educators in creating collaborative learning environments, encouraging thoughtful questioning, and guiding students through effective inquiry processes aligned with the PYP framework.
Through real classroom examples and ready-to-use resources, educators will gain practical strategies that can be applied immediately in their teaching practice.
By the end of this professional learning session, participants will be able to:
- Design meaningful inquiry experiences that promote student agency
- Develop collaborative classroom environments that support inquiry and participation
- Use questioning strategies to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and exploration
- Understand how inquiry is facilitated within the IB PYP framework
- Apply practical strategies to guide students through different stages of the inquiry cycle
Session Highlights
- Design Powerful Inquiry Experiences
Learn how to plan meaningful and authentic learning engagements that spark curiosity and promote deep thinking.
- Build a Collaborative Inquiry Environment
Explore strategies to establish essential agreements and create a safe and inclusive classroom culture.
- Encourage Questioning and Wonder
Use constructivist and concept-based approaches to nurture curiosity, student voice, and exploration.
- Understand Inquiry within the PYP
Gain clarity on how inquiry is planned and sustained across subject areas within the IB PYP framework.
- Implement the Inquiry Cycle Effectively
Apply practical techniques to guide learners through different stages of the inquiry process.
Session Information
Format: Recorded Professional Learning Session
Duration: 2 Hours
Medium of Instruction: English
Host: Inquiry Classroom
Facilitator: Ms. Isha Mehta
IB PYP Educator | Founder- Inquiry Classroom | Cetified Trainer
Exclusive Resource Kit for Participants
Participants will receive access to a comprehensive resource kit containing ready-to-use inquiry materials, thinking routines, research tools, and classroom engagement strategies.
Topics of Course
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2 horus Full Session Recording
02:00:44
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Downloadable Resource kit
Add this certificate to your portfolio as evidence of your continued professional learning.
Your Instructors
IB PYP Educator | Founder – Inquiry Classroom | Certified Trainer |
Isha Mehta is an experienced IB PYP educator and certified trainer with over 14 years of experience in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. She currently serves as a Grade 5 IB PYP Homeroom Teacher in Bangalore, India, and is the founder of Inquiry Classroom, a global platform that supports teachers and parents with practical IB PYP resources and professional learning. Through this platform, she also shares classroom strategies and IB PYP-aligned videos to support and guide new teachers in implementing inquiry-based learning effectively.
Her expertise includes curriculum design, conducting workshops and webinars, creating IB PYP-aligned teaching resources, inquiry-based learning, concept-driven teaching, assessment practices, the PYP Exhibition process, teacher training, and developing educational content for educators and parents.
