ERIC Number: EJ1171857
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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"We Are Wyoming": An Arts Integrated Teaching and Inquiry Project
Trent, Allen; Moran, Peter
Education 3-13, v46 n2 p157-173 2018
This article is about a year-long teaching and research project conducted with 696 4th graders (mostly 10-year olds) and their 36 teachers in Wyoming/USA. The researchers employed an action research approach. They planned and taught a two-day, Wyoming-themed, interdisciplinary unit, "We Are Wyoming", which integrated Social Studies, Language Arts, and Visual Art. The research focused on students' engagement and resultant learning. This article includes a discussion of project goals; description of methodology; an overview of unit activities; analysis of student and teacher learning; and thematic findings and recommendations. The inquiry documented high levels of engagement and standards-based learning, as well as learning and professional growth for the teacher educator/researchers.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Language Arts, Visual Arts, Learner Engagement, Learning, Art Education, Integrated Curriculum, Academic Standards, State Programs, Units of Study, Learning Activities, Student Projects, Field Trips, History Instruction, Writing (Composition), Painting (Visual Arts), Instructional Effectiveness, Action Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wyoming
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