... as a discipline, addresses current problems and supports student inquiry. Therefore, the inclusion of the Holocaust in the geography curriculum is both needed and valuable. Findings Examining the Holocaust spatially using geographical skills moves students away from the potential limits of studying...

...Sarah Jane Kaka; Lauren M. Colley; Ryan Suskey Purpose In the Fall of 2020, three teacher educators in Ohio collaborated on a three-month long online professional development series on how to write Focused Inquiries, a la the Inquiry Design Model (IDM). Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Jason Fitzgerald Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate for social studies teachers and teacher educators the ways in which students' disciplinary writing is scaffolded within the context of the inquiry design model; trends in such scaffolding are called “the learner's pathway,” since...

...Matthew C. McParker Purpose Preservice teachers (PSTs) typically have few opportunities to observe social studies instruction in PSTs' elementary field placements. To practice effective integration as a pathway to include more social studies instruction, PSTs developed a unit plan based on inquiry...

...Cory Callahan; Bahtije Gerbeshi Zylfiu Purpose Here the authors thoroughly explore a field-tested exchange of ideas, a discussion. The authors share a robust discussion script that models a wise-practice pedagogical approach for promoting civic competence [problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI...

... by discipline and themes. The MLS has some skills-based standards in a section titled “Tools of Inquiry,” and some content-specific standards, although none explicitly mention suffrage. In the US history course for the middle grades, however, there is a small number of conceptual standards where women's...

... that ultimately shape worldviews and manifest in communicative signs/signals (e.g. language). Utilizing Dewey's invocation of language as the “tool of tools,” the authors provide a series of three classroom-ready inquiries that serve to foster critical global citizenship education. Findings Three classroom...

... picture book, Carter Reads the Newspaper. Findings The lesson plan uses a 5E template to promote critical disciplinary literacy before, during and after reading in such a way that teachers can foster inquiry through the use of social studies read alouds. After reading this article, teachers...

...Meghan McGlinn Manfra; Jeffrey A. Greiner Purpose The C3 Framework is a recent example in a long history within the field of social studies education of efforts to engage teachers and students in inquiry-oriented teaching and learning. While there is some research regarding the efficacy...

...Carly C. Muetterties; Erin A. Bronstein Purpose This work explores the creation and purposes of an inquiry about Emilio Aguinaldo, a Filipino revolutionary and sometimes United States ally, as a means to discuss the value of both inquiry and historical empathy in bridging history instruction...

... inquiries using accessible primary sources with engaging secondary sources. Design/methodology/approach This article reports the successes and struggles of one fourth-grade teacher's theory-into-practice interdisciplinary unit. The month-long, history-based inquiry integrated close readings of primary...

...Michelle Bauml Purpose In recent years, the field of social studies education has seen renewed interest in using inquiry to teach intradisciplinary concepts and skills. However, prospective primary grade teachers may have few (if any) opportunities to observe classroom teachers modeling inquiry...

... could incorporate it using inquiry. Design/methodology/approach Critical geography examines the praxis between space, place and identity, exposing power imbalances constructed within space and place. Critical geographers also consider how to transform space and place to be more equitable. This paper...

...Rebecca G.W. Mueller Purpose The College, Career, and Civic Life Framework and recently revised social studies standards in a number of states have placed renewed emphasis on inquiry-based instruction rooted in rigorous and relevant questions, which necessitates a better understanding of how...

... and secondary history teachers in four school districts. Design/methodology/approach Teachers, teacher educators, and historians collaborated to design and test research lessons grounded in a theory-based framework for problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI) practice. The authors sought to support...

... and community history projects, young adult literature, history textbook analysis, and the vision of the C3 Framework. Emerald Publishing Limited 2016 gender equity history textbooks women’s history inquiry C3 Framework Social Studies Research and Practice www.socstrp.org Confronting Gender...

...Rebecca G. W. Mueller Social studies research has long advocated inquiry as a desired instructional practice, but the increasing emphasis on the role students’ questions should play in inquiry requires research into what social studies teachers can do to elevate the place of student questioning...

... be attributed to an advanced placement effect since advanced placement students in the sample were more likely to receive moderate authentic pedagogy. Key Words: Authentic Intellectual Work, Standardized Testing, Inquiry, Assessment, Secondary Social Studies, U.S. History Introduction Social studies teachers...

..., personalize history, encourage student inquiry, and endorse the notion that history represents multiple perspectives. Cultural artifacts can be used to enrich instruction of any historical period, at any grade level. In this article, we provide examples of artifacts that can be used in a study of the Dust...