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The Digital Inquiry Group (DIG for short) is an independent nonprofit organization established by the team behind the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG).

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Digital Inquiry Group@InquiryGroup
1 Feb 2024
All Reading Like a Historian lessons, Beyond the Bubble history assessments, and Civic Online Reasoning classroom materials are now available for free to educators everywhere on the DIG website. inquirygroup.org/
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In @EducationNext, @rickhess99 argues that AI raises the stakes for knowledge, judgment, and discernment — and points to DIG’s digital literacy work as a model. Read more: educationnext.org/high-schoo…
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NH Teacher of the Year Megan Philbrook was using our Reading Like a Historian Fort Sumter lesson when Governor Kelly Ayotte stopped by for a surprise visit! All of our curriculum materials, including the lesson Megan was using, are available for free at inquirygroup.org.
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Join DIG for three sessions of interactive, online professional development. Explore Reading Like a Historian lessons and Beyond the Bubble assessments alongside fellow grades 5–12 educators. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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We have 30 free history lessons and assessments to teach the African American Freedom Movement during Black History Month and year-round. From Thomas Jennings and Emancipation to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Greensboro Sit-Ins, check out our materials: inquirygroup.org/about/updat…
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Congratulations to @inquirygroup Co-Founder Sam Wineburg — named the third most influential education scholar in curriculum and instruction!
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Stop by booth 328 at #ncss2025 today at 11 to meet @samwineburg
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Join us this week at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference! We'll be at Booth 328 to share resources, professional development opportunities, and swag. Learn more: inquirygroup.org/about/updat…
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November is National Native American Heritage Month. We have free lessons and assessments to support teaching the histories of Indigenous peoples of the United States and the Americas this month and year-round. Explore our materials: inquirygroup.org/native-amer…
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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
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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
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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
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We’ve asked thousands of students to evaluate online sources. Here are the five most common mistakes they make: #MediaLiteracyWeek
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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
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Integrating digital literacy into existing coursework boosts students’ online reasoning. Learn more about our work in Illinois weaving Civic Online Reasoning into biology and geography classes in this @NASBE article: loom.ly/1LtxxHU

Preparing Students for Informed, Active Citizenship: Lessons from Illinois

Illinois Democracy Schools are a key element of the state’s comprehensive approach.

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Education Week Opinion@EdWeekOpinion
16 Sep 2025
Replying to @samwineburg @InquiryGroup
Check out this downloadable guide on how to educate students to be savvy about artificial intelligence in just a few steps. #EWOpinion edweek.org/technology/opinio…

What to Know About AI Misinformation: A Primer for Teachers (Downloadable) (Opinion)

It’s not difficult to educate students to be savvy about artificial intelligence. Two researchers offer simple steps.

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Digital Inquiry Group retweeted
Education Week Opinion@EdWeekOpinion
16 Sep 2025
Why do students (and adults) so easily fall victim to AI misinformation? @samwineburg and Nadav Ziv of @InquiryGroup explain why. #EWArchive #EWOpinion edweek.org/technology/opinio…

What Makes Students (and the Rest of Us) Fall for AI Misinformation? (Opinion)

Researchers Sam Wineburg and Nadav Ziv explain how to turn your students into savvy online fact-checkers.

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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: inquirygroup.org/about/updat…
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You can still sign up for today’s Beyond the Bubble History Assessments webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to explore 150 free, document-based history assessments that reveal student thinking and can be scored in minutes. Register for today’s webinar: loom.ly/9gb-MB8
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Does a TikTok video really show Newark, New Jersey, in the 1940s? Our new task gauges student thinking about videos on social media. inquirygroup.org/history-ass…
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You can still sign up for today’s Reading Like a Historian Lessons webinar at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET! Join us to explore 200 document-based lessons that engage students in historical inquiry. Register for today’s webinar: loom.ly/mxEyVlU
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