Episodes

May 3, 2021

My Own Best Lesson: Be the Change

I figured it was time for me to put my money where my mouth is and share my best lesson (well, and my schedule this past week made booking a guest impossible). Listen to the latest episode to hear how my students became agents of change in their own...

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April 19, 2021

#006-Reflection: Why Study History (Part 3)

History Contributes to Moral Understading

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April 6, 2021

#005-Teach History Through Music Like Kevin Cline

You'll love the energy and ideas brought to you by Kevin Cline in this episode! Kevin discusses how he uses music and other forms of entertainment to teach history to his students. You'll also hear a lot about how important mutual respect and...

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March 22, 2021

#004-Why Study History (Part 2)

Learn From People & Society

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March 7, 2021

Quantitatively Improve Class Discussion with James Sturtevant

Welcome to the first interview I've ever recorded for the show! In this episode you'll hear from the guru of engagement, James Sturtevant, as he describes a method he created to help progress monitor student engagement in class discussions.

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Feb. 17, 2021

Why Study History?

Welcome to the second episode of My Best Lesson Social Studies! In this episode we'll start talking about why I believe it's important to study history in our schools. Join me on this 12-minute reflection as I discuss my own thoughts on history and...

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Jan. 9, 2021

Telling Our Own Story

Welcome to the first episode of My Best Lesson: Social Studies! This podcast is meant to help social studies educators share their stories of success, and sometimes failure, in their classes so that we can all grow together to become better teachers,...

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