“Is this what you want?” — if you hear that question every week, your success criteria live in your head, not in your students’.
Most rubrics are written by the teacher, read by nobody, and discovered by students only when the grade lands. The fix isn’t a bigger rubric — it’s a four-step, 15-minute routine where students name what quality looks like before they start. Not a curriculum rewrite. A move you can run on Tuesday, with a paragraph, a lab conclusion, or a sketch.
In 45 minutes, you'll walk away with
Everything is built for daily tasks, not assessment-policy season.
The 15-Minute Protocol, practiced live
Reveal → Comparative Prompt → Scribe → Commit: you’ll run all four steps yourself on real student exemplars, so the first time you try it isn’t in front of a class.
The Verb-Check move
Turn “it’s clearer” and “it looks professional” into observable actions students can aim for — “uses specific labels” beats “it’s clear” every time, and the prompts that get you there are on the card.
The 80/20 Rule for co-construction
Co-construction isn’t a democracy: you keep the standards (80%), students define the indicators of success (20%). You stay the architect.
Your First Move, planned
You’ll pick one low-stakes task from your own upcoming week and leave with the entry point scheduled — “On Tuesday, I will co-construct criteria for X.” Worked entry points come ready for design & arts (the rapid-prototype critique), humanities (the evidence-rich paragraph) and science & maths (the transparent method).
The Architect’s Toolkit
The 80/20 slide, the Verb-Check checklist, the Protocol card, and three scaffolding prompts — yours to keep after the session.
This is for you if
- You teach K-12 — PYP, MYP, DP, CP, or outside IB entirely — and mark written or practical work every week
- Your students ask “Is this what you want?” or say “I didn’t know why I got this grade”
- You want a routine that fits inside an existing lesson, not another initiative
Skip it if
- You’re looking for an assessment-policy or reporting overhaul — this is a classroom move, not a systems talk
- You want a lecture on the theory of co-construction — we practice; theory gets 5 minutes
Bonus: The Inquiry-Driven Classroom Starter Kit
Register and all five field guides land in your confirmation email — 60+ templates, 50 driving questions, and AI-resilient task designs.
The Lesson Flip Kit
12-page guide · 10 templates
The Differentiated Inquiry Toolkit
10-page guide
The Question Flip
9-page guide · 50 questions
The 30-Second Close
6-page guide
The AI-Resilient Lesson Design Guide
8-page guide
The kit is free either way at edodo.app/download/inquiry-starter-kit — registering just saves you the form.
Ioana Badicioiu
Workshop Leader · Coordinator, The Inquiry-Driven Educator
International educator and inquiry practitioner supporting concept-based learning across the primary and middle years. Ioana co-leads The Inquiry-Driven Educator — EDodo’s seven-week, practice-based certificate where teachers learn inquiry by living it — and coaches teachers as they run these routines with their own classes.
Brian Jackson
Workshop Leader · The Inquiry-Driven Educator
International educator focused on inquiry-driven practice and disciplinary thinking in the secondary classroom. Brian works with MYP, DP and CP teachers on making quality visible to students — exemplars, criteria, and the questions that drive real thinking.
Ioana and Brian teach this the way they teach everything: you experience the move as a learner first, then plan it as a teacher.
Will there be a recording?
Yes — every registrant gets the recording. But the middle of the session is you working with other educators and getting live feedback, and that part doesn’t survive being watched later. Come live if you can.
Is it really free? What’s the catch?
Really free, no card, and the toolkit is yours regardless. These sessions are how Ioana and Brian teach — if you love working with them, their seven-week certificate is the deeper version. No pitch beyond one slide at the end.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No. If you want the biggest payoff, arrive with one task from your upcoming week in mind (a paragraph, a lab conclusion, a sketch) — you’ll plan your First Move against it.
What about my timezone?
This page, your confirmation email, and the calendar invite all show the session in your local time. One link, works everywhere.
Who is this NOT for?
School leaders looking for a policy framework, and anyone hoping to listen with the camera off — the session is built around doing.
Stop being the keeper of the secret rubric
Monday, August 24, 2026, 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM UTC
Free · Live on Zoom · 45 minutes · No prep needed
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