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Integrating Primary Sources, Artifacts, And Museum Visits Into The Primary Years Program Inquiry Curriculum In An International Baccalaureate Elementary Setting, Sarah Coppersmith, Kim Song
Integrating Primary Sources, Artifacts, And Museum Visits Into The Primary Years Program Inquiry Curriculum In An International Baccalaureate Elementary Setting, Sarah Coppersmith, Kim Song
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Questions remain about inquiry instruction, while research confirms that using primary sources can aidstudents’ inquiry learning processes. This study questioned: “How do second-grade teachers at anInternational Baccalaureate Organization/IBO language immersion setting incorporate inquiry methods ininstructional practices?”; “How does training in the use of primary sources, artifacts, and museum visitsshape second-grade teachers’ instructional practice?” A Library of Congress Teaching with PrimarySources grant supported this university-school social studies partnership, which accessed artifacts,primary sources, and a national archives and museum. Data sources in this mixed methods study werefrom the SAMPI Inquiry Observation Instrument, interviews, and observations in French and Spanishlanguage settings. Analysis revealed …