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Student agency does not appear by accident; it grows in classrooms where teachers intentionally create space for curiosity, voice, ownership, and authentic decision-making. Agency flourishes when students see themselves as capable thinkers whose choices matter. Today’s Fundamental Friday focuses on the conditions teachers design (not just the tasks students complete) and how those conditions elevate agency as a core function of learning. When students have agency, they move f

Fundamental Friday: Building the Fundamentals of Inquiry Learning In every classroom, inquiry begins the moment a student wonders. That spark (small, curious, sometimes messy) is the first step in a cycle that shapes deeper thinking: Wonder → Explore → Investigate → Create → Reflect → Share. Inquiry isn’t a strategy you sprinkle on top of instruction; it is the structure that brings learning to life. It gives students a reason to think, a purpose to explore, and an authentic