If you’re an educator looking to transform your classroom with inquiry-based learning, this comprehensive self-paced online course is designed for you.

The course empowers teachers to shift from traditional instruction to hands-on, student-driven investigation. Through structured modules, real classroom examples, downloadable templates, and practical teaching tools, you’ll learn how to design, implement, and assess high-quality inquiry tasks that deepen student curiosity and understanding.

Inquiry-based learning is at the heart of modern STEM education in Australia. This course shows you how to embed investigation, reasoning, collaboration, digital technologies, and inclusive practices into everyday teaching – aligned with the Australian Curriculum and AITSL standards.

Course structure

• Section 1 – Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM
• Section 2 – Designing Inquiry for Real Classrooms
• Section 3 – Hands-On Investigations & Experiments
• Section 4 – Digital Technologies to Enhance Inquiry
• Section 5 – Differentiation & Inclusive Inquiry Practices
• Section 6 – Assessing Learning in Inquiry Classrooms

What you’ll learn

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Apply inquiry-based STEM learning approaches confidently in primary and secondary contexts
• Build driving questions and structure investigations across structured → guided → open inquiry
• Use digital tools, sensors, simulations, coding, and collaboration platforms to enhance inquiry
• Differentiate STEM inquiry to support students with disability, EAL/D learners, and high-ability students
• Incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through Country/Place-linked inquiries
• Create rubrics, checklists, success criteria, and formative assessment tools
• Use student data to refine teaching and improve learning outcomes

Who should enrol?

This course is ideal for:

• Primary and secondary teachers
• STEM coordinators, curriculum leads, teacher mentors
• Pre-service teachers preparing for 21st-century classrooms
• Educators wanting confidence in inquiry-based learning

Whether you’re new to inquiry or ready to refine your practice, the course meets you where you are.

Why this course stands out

• Based on current Australian STEM priorities
• Practical, classroom-ready resources
• Aligned to AITSL standards
• Real examples, downloadable templates, and scaffolded tools
• Suitable for all experience levels
• Designed to save planning time while improving student engagement

Certification

Upon completion, you’ll receive a Professional Development Certificate acknowledging structured learning aligned to the Professional Standards for teachers.

Enrol Today

Join a community of educators transforming their practice through powerful, evidence-based inquiry-based learning in STEM. Equip yourself with strategies that excite students, deepen understanding, and build real-world STEM capability.