Driving Inquiry & Documenting Thinking with Learning Walls featuring Jessica Vance

In this episode of The Balance, Jessica Vance joins me to discuss her new book, Evidence of Inquiry: Exploring, Questioning, and Documenting with Learning Walls.

We explore what it means to “follow your learners” and how inquiry shifts the way teachers engage students around the topics and concepts at the center of the curriculum. Jessica unpacks the purpose and power of learning walls, explaining how they make student thinking visible, create space for collaborative meaning-making, and even serve as professional playgrounds for teachers themselves.

Together, we reflect on the mindset, culture, and practical strategies that help both teachers and students embrace uncertainty, curiosity, and deeper learning.

Episode Resources

• Jessica’s Instagram: @‌jess_vanceedu
• Evidence of Inquiry: Exploring, Questioning, and Documenting with Learning Walls
• Leading with a Lens of Inquiry: Cultivating Conditions for Curiosity and Empowering Agency