Elementary pre-and in-service educators increasingly rely on online instructional resources
to supplement their curriculum. As social studies instruction has received progressively less …

While there has been an increased focus on inquiry-based learning in teacher preparation
programs, little is known about the influences of these programs on teacher development …

While recognized as a foundational practice, social studies educators struggle with enacting
inquiry-based instruction. With critical inquiries that examine sociopolitical and other …

Although children may come to school with knowledge about Indigenous Peoples, early
childhood and elementary educators regularly teach about these topics with outdated …

Social studies continues to be marginalized in elementary grades, yet the C3 Framework
and its Inquiry Arc offer possibilities for high-quality elementary social studies instruction …

Teaching vocabulary and reading comprehension during social studies instruction is critical
for reading development and the acquisition of content knowledge. This study systematically …

This article describes a content analysis of 37 Inquiry Design Modules (https://c3teachers.
org), conducted with the purpose of identifying the core teaching practices (CTP) necessary …

The researchers used activity theory to examine how teachers planned and implemented
inquiries in social studies classrooms given the recent publication of the College, Career …

This instrumental case study of Generation Z preservice teachers enrolled in elementary
teaching methods courses in social studies and literacy explores the impact of polarization …

This study investigated approaches to the elementary social studies methods syllabus from
instructors of courses across the United States. Using qualitative content analysis, we …