Inclusive Assessment in the Inquiry Classroom Workshop

Practical strategies for assessing the abstract with student agency.

Inclusive Assessment in the Inquiry Classroom is a self-paced mini course for inquiry teachers who struggle with how to assess the abstract: the thinking, the conceptual understanding, the big ideas behind inquiry.

In PYP inquiry, we want students to understand concepts. We want them to make connections. We want them to think deeply. But assessing that thinking often feels impossible. Traditional tests don't work. Rubrics feel reductive. You end up assessing products and compliance instead of understanding.

This course shows you how to build authentic assessment into your inquiry unit so you can actually know whether students have developed conceptual understanding and how to bring student voice into that process. You'll discover:

• Why traditional assessment methods miss what matters most in inquiry (and what to do instead)
• How to bring students' voices into assessment and reflection so they own their thinking
• How to co-construct success criteria with students so they understand what they're aiming for
• How to make every form of assessment student-involved so ownership shifts from you to them
• The difference between documenting learning and measuring understanding (and why both matter)
• How to support genuine student agency through assessment that matters to them
• How to use student portfolios as a thinking tool, not just a storage system
• Practical, classroom-ready strategies for collecting real evidence of conceptual thinking
• How to design reflection that actually deepens understanding rather than just asks “What did you learn?”
• Real examples showing assessment in action across different inquiry units
• How to assess the abstract without it becoming vague or unmeasurable

By the end, assessment in your inquiry classroom will feel purposeful and authentic and you'll have genuine evidence of what students understand and how they got there.

Lifetime access. Learn at your own pace.

What Teachers Are Saying

“Hi Susan, I've been working with the IB PYP for 4 years now. Let me tell you that I am loving this course! All of my doubts are coming clear! Thank you!!!”
Heeba, UAE
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“I'm amazed how well you targeted my early years team! You gave us exactly the strategies we need to deliver an effective play based enquiry environment. Brava!”
Susan, Rwanda
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“Thank you so much Susan! It is a wonderful experience learning from you. I wish I can connect with you every week to share what I did and get your guidance for my way forward.”
Shivani, India
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“Just wanted to say that doing this course, a second time, is making everything clear. I am really glad that I am understanding really well now, how it works...”
Julie, China
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