Gretchyn Bedard

Gretchyn Bedard is a National Board Certified Teacher who teaches World History and Economics & Personal Finance at Crossroads Arts & Science Early College in Statesville, North Carolina. Beyond the classroom, Gretchyn works with several social studies-oriented organizations within North Carolina including the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies, the North Carolina Council on Economic Educatio

An Inquiry Discussion Guide

I’ve been using the C3 Inquiry Design Model (IDM) for over a decade. Generally speaking, I’ve felt successful and have shared my best practices with others in the field. But despite my students’ success in producing rich products from their work on formative performance tasks, arguments, and taking informed actions,

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