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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

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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 …