Welcome to a special set of online methods texts designed to support your construction of inquiry learning through primary source documents in social studies education! This elementary edition supports methods instruction for elementary-level classrooms. The secondary edition (a separate volume) supports methods instruction tailored for the middle and secondary grades. Both texts were generously supported by a Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant from the Library of Congress. NCSS is a proud member of the TPS Consortium, which is comprised of educational organizations nationwide to support high quality teaching and learning using the vast and free public collections of the Library. We acknowledge the significance of the Library of Congress in supporting the needs of methods instructors and pre-service teachers nationwide by providing free access to its primary source materials, which are found throughout these chapters.
The following reference information should be used in the citation of this book: Waring, S. M. (Ed.). (2023). Using Inquiry to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life (Elementary Grades). Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies.
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