2026 Summer Institute for Imaginative Inquiry
August 10 @ 8:30 AM - August 13 @ 3:30 PM
$1,400.00
Workshop participants will:
- utilize active and creative methods to engage all students in authentic inquiry and critical thinking skills
- reflect on how to deepen their anti-bias and social justice lens
- see examples of how these methods work in the classroom
- plan lessons around their curricular units of study
- build a cohort of progressive educators and practitioners of Imaginative Inquiry
- enhance their progressive practice by connecting their teaching of Social Studies to children’s innate ability to imagine and play
Course Breakdown:
Day 1 – Setting up the Framework for Imaginative Inquiry
Day 2 – Tools for Teaching an Imaginative Inquiry Lesson
Day 3 – Student Engagement in Imaginative Inquiry
Day 4 – Synthesis and Innovation
$1,400/person
includes: breakfast/refreshments, 4 Teacher Support Forum sessions in Fall 2026,
and a copy of The Beginner’s Guide to Mantle of the Expert (by Tim Taylor)
Registration Info:
Early Bird Registration and Discounts:
15% discount by April 1 [CODE: EARLYA]
10% discount by May 1 [CODE: EARLYB]
20% discount for public school educators [CODE: PUBLIC]
10% discount for groups of 3 or more [CODE: GROUP]
5% discount for PEN member schools [CODE: PEN]
Discounts cannot be combined. Groups must register at the same time to receive discount.
Scholarships Available!
Click here to apply.
Refund Policy: We can refund 50% of the registration fee (minus the administrative fee) up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the workshop, after which no refund will be provided.