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Visions of Education is an education podcast where education professor Dan Krutka and high school social studies teacher Michael Milton have conversations with educators to discuss their big ideas in education. VoE also partners with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and associated…

Visions of Education


    • Apr 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 213 EPISODES

    4.9 from 71 ratings Listeners of Visions of Education that love the show mention: dan and mike, dan and michael, elementary, curriculum, michael's, classroom, educators, first year, teachers, reflect, students, i'm so glad, leading, diverse, teaching, wit, throughout, research, shared, balance.


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    The Visions of Education podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in education, particularly those who are aspiring educators. Throughout the course of the semester, I had the opportunity to listen to this podcast for my social studies class and it was incredibly helpful, resourceful, and inspiring. The hosts, Michael and Dan, along with their guests, do an excellent job of introducing and discussing topics in a way that is easy to understand and engage with. The casual banter and discussion throughout the episodes make it feel like you're just sitting in a room with friends, having interesting conversations.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is that it is accessible to all listeners, not just professors or doctorate students. It serves as a great source of summary on big issues and topics in education, allowing everyone to contribute to these types of conversations. As a preservice teacher myself, I found this podcast extremely helpful and informative. I can definitely see myself referring back to these episodes and listening to more after I become a teacher.

    The variety of topics covered in this podcast is also commendable. From diverse families in the classroom to inquiry-based lessons and connecting history to today, each episode offers great insights on relevant topics in education. The guests brought onto the show bring unique perspectives and ideas that inspire reflection on one's own teaching practice.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to this podcast, one thing that could be improved upon is the length of episodes. Although shorter episodes are convenient for listening during commutes or breaks, some topics may benefit from more in-depth discussion. However, the concise format makes it easier for busy educators to fit listening into their schedules.

    In conclusion, The Visions of Education podcast is an invaluable resource for educators at all levels. It provides insightful discussions on relevant topics in education while also offering practical ideas that can be implemented in the classroom. Whether you're a pre-service teacher looking for inspiration or an experienced educator wanting to stay updated on current issues, this podcast is a must-listen. Dan and Michael do an excellent job of bridging the gap between research and practice, creating a podcast that is engaging, informative, and thought-provoking.



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    Latest episodes from Visions of Education

    Episode 213: The Future of Civic Education with Keith Barton & Alex Cuenca

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 37:49


    In episode 213, Dan and Michael chat with Keith Barton and Alex Cuenca about the new book, The Future of Civic Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins.

    Episode 212: Cherokee Storytelling with Traci Sorell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 54:02


    In episode 212, Dan and Michael chat with Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) about her fiction and nonfiction books for young people.

    Episode 211: Arts Integrated Historical Empathy with Jacob Endacott

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 57:18


    In episode 211, Dan and Michael chat with Jason Endacott about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Arts integrated historical empathy: Preservice teachers' engagement with pluralistic lived experiences and efforts toward instructional application.”

    Episode 210: Mimicry, Imitation, and Simulations Oh My! with Bretton Varga & Erin Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 38:57


    In episode 210, Dan and Michael chat with Bretton Varga and Erin Adams about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Theorizing mimesis across social studies contexts of mimicry, imitation, and simulation.”

    Episode 209: Rupturing Anti-Blackness in Preservice Social Studies w/ Asif Wilson & Rachel McMillian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 35:47


    In episode 209, Dan and Michael chat with Asif Wilson and Rachel McMillian about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Black teachers in white spaces: Rupturing reproductions of Anti-Blackness in preservice social studies education.”

    Episode 208: Educator Agency within Standards Committees with Lauren Harris & Chris Martell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 41:22


    In episode 208, Dan and Michael chat with Lauren Harris and Chris Martell about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘I was in the room where it happens': Educator agency and community within state social studies standards committees.”

    Episode 207: Eugenic Ideology in World History Curriculum with Tadashi Dozono

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 38:03


    In episode 207, Dan and Michael chat with Tadashi Dozono about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Eugenic ideology and the world history curriculum: How eugenic beliefs structure narratives of development and modernity.”

    Episode 206: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) & Affective Citizenship with Patrick Keegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 27:12


    In episode 206, Dan and Michael chat with Patrick Keegan about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “What kind of affective citizen? An analysis of state social emotional learning standards.”

    Episode 205: Religion in Elementary Social Studies with Amy Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 33:03


    In episode 205, Dan and Michael chat with Amy Allen about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion.”

    Episode 203: Creating Environments for Open Discussion with Kelly Siegel-Stechler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 30:19


    In episode 203, Dan and Michael chat with Kelly Siegel-Stechler about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘Conversation is everything': How teachers and students create environments where open discussion can thrive.”

    Episode 203: Critical Inquiry with Jenni Conrad & Jenni Gallagher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 45:28


    In episode 203, Dan and Michael chat with Jenni Conrad and Jenni Gallagher about two articles—one with Wendy Chan published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Getting critical with compelling questions: Shifts in elementary teacher candidates' curriculum planning from inquiry to critical inquiry” and another published in Social Education title, “Designing Questions for Critical Inquiry.”

    Episode 202: Supporting Youth Agency with Ryan Oto

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 52:17


    In episode 202, Dan and Michael chat with Ryan Oto about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘This is for us, not them': Troubling adultism through a pedagogy of solidarity in youth organizing and activism.”

    Episode 201: Thematically Teaching Public Issues w/ Tradebooks w/ Clabough and colleagues

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 45:54


    In episode 201, Dan and Michael chat about the research project that focuses on thematically teaching public issues with Jeremiah Clabough, Caroline Sheffield, Timothy Litner, & Allie Whitford.

    Episode 200: Civics of Technology with Dan Krutka, Marie Heath, & Jacob Pleasants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 50:26


    In episode 200, Michael and Dan chat reminisce about Visions of Education beginnings, and then Michael interviews Dan, Marie Heath, and Jacob Pleasants about their Civics of Technology project.

    Episode 199: Critical Economic Literacy Education with Agata Soroko

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 34:34


    In episode 199, Dan and Michael chat with Agata Soroko about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Teaching young people more than 'how to survive austerity': From traditional financial literacy to critical economic literacy education.”

    Episode 198: Unpacking Problems in World History Curriculum with Stephen Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 41:18


    In episode 198, Dan and Michael chat with Stephen Jackons about his 2022 book, “The patchwork of world history in Texas high schools: Unpacking Eurocentrism, imperialism, and nationalism in the curriculum, 1920-2021.”

    Episode 197: Gender Stereotypes in Elementary with Alyssa Whitford

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 31:48


    In episode 197, Dan and Michael chat with Alyssa Whitford about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Understanding and addressing gender stereotypes with elementary children: The promise of an integrated approach.”

    Episode 196: Historical empathy through virtual reality with Timothy Patterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 41:35


    In episode 196, Dan and Michael chat with Timothy Patterson about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Virtual reality for the promotion of historical empathy: A mixed-methods analysis.”

    Episode 195: Rethinking Presentism in History Education with James Miles & Lindsay Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 38:01


    In episode 195, Dan and Michael chat with James Miles and Lindsay Gibson about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Rethinking presentism in history education.”

    Episode 194: Teaching Black and White Fear in U.S. History with Brittany Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 27:40


    In episode 194, Dan and Michael chat with Brittany Jones about her study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Feeling fear as power and oppression: An examination of Black and white fear in Virginia's US history standards and curriculum framework.”

    Episode 193: Unplanned Controversial Issues in the Classroom with Charlot Cassar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 34:26


    In episode 193, Dan and Michael chat with Charlot (Shar-loh) Cassar about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education along with Ida Oosterheert and Paulien Meijer, “Why teachers address unplanned controversial issues in the classroom.”

    Episode 192: Commemorative Literacies & Labors of Justice in Argentina & Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 53:16


    In episode 192, Dan and Michael chat with James Damico, Loren Lybarger, and Edward Brudney about their book, “Commemorative Literacies and Labors of Justice: Resistance, Reconciliation, and Recovery in Buenos Aires and Beyond.”

    Episode 191: Necropolitics in Social Studies w/ B.Varga, C.van Kessel, & R.Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 39:28


    In episode 191, Dan and Michael chat with Bretton Varga, Cathryn van Kessel, & Rebecca Christ about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Theorizing necropolitics in social studies education.”

    Episode 190: Civic Education through Southeast Asian Deportation Community Defense with Van Anh Tran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 38:38


    In episode 190, Dan and Michael chat with Van Anh Tran about her article published in Social Studies & the Young Learner, “We Are Here: Civic Education through Southeast Asian Deportation Community Defense.”

    Episode 189: Historical inquiry & Criticality with Maribel Santiago & Tadashi Dozono

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 39:17


    In episode 189, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Maribel Santiago and new guest Tadashi Dozono about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “History is critical: Addressing the false dichotomy between historical inquiry and criticality.”

    Episode 188: Computational Thinking in Social Studies w/ M.Manfra, T.Hammond, & R.Coven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 48:13


    In episode 188, Dan and Michael chat with Meghan Manfra, Tom Hammond, and Robert Coven about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “ Assessing computational thinking in the social studies.”

    Episode 187: Teaching Historical Reading & Civic Online Reasoning with Sarah McGrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 26:42


    In episode 187, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Sarah McGrew about her study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Bridge or byway? Teaching historical reading and civic online reasoning in a US history class.”

    A Critical Place-based Partnership for Antiracist Elementary Social Studies w/ E.Thacker & A.Bodle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 32:53


    In episode 186, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Emma Thacker and Aaron Bodle about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Seizing the moment: A critical place-based partnership for antiracist elementary social studies teacher education.”

    Episode 185: Teaching Early South Asian American Histories with Mohit Mehta

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 34:03


    In episode 185, Dan and Michael chat with Mohit Mehta about his article published in Social Studies & the Young Learner, “Using Digital Archives to Teach Early South Asian American Histories.”

    Episode 184: The State of Social Studies Teacher Education Research with Lightning Jay

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 37:49


    In episode 184, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The disciplinary and critical divide in social studies teacher education research: A review of the literature from 2009–2019.”

    Episode 183: Civic-oriented Practices of Black male Teacher-Coaches with Daniel Thomas III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 30:53


    In episode 183, Dan and Michael chat with Daniel Thomas III about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘If I can help somebody”: The civic-oriented thought and practices of Black male teacher-coaches.”

    Episode 182: Third-grade Students' Sensemaking about Enslavement with Ryan Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 25:53


    In episode 182, Dan and Michael chat with Ryan Hughescal about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘What is slavery?': Third-grade students' sensemaking about enslavement through historical inquiry.”

    Episode 181: Telling Untold Stories of Marginalized Groups through Comics w/ Steph Manuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 32:43


    In episode 181, Dan and Michael chat with Steph Manuel about using comic books to tell the untold stories of marginalized groups.

    Episode 180: Cultural Citizenship in 5th-grade Social Studies with Anna Falkner & Katherina Payne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 28:09


    In episode 180, Dan and Michael chat with Anna Falkner and Katherina Payne about their publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, ““Courage to take on the bull”: Cultural citizenship in fifth-grade social studies.”

    Episode 179: Building 21st Century School Communities w/ C. Kramer, A. Lester, & K. Wilcox

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 47:05


    In episode 179, Dan and Michael chat with Catherine Kramer, Amanda Lester, and Kristen Wilcox about their publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “College, career, and civic readiness: Building school communities that prepare youth to thrive as 21st century citizens.”

    Episode 178: Feminist social studies teachers with Kaylene Stevens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 33:06


    In episode 178, Dan and Michael chat with Kaylene Stevens about her new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “How the 2016 US presidential election and the #MeToo movement impacted feminist social studies teachers.”

    Episode 177: Standardizing Indigenous Erasure with Leilani Sabzalian, Sarah Shear, & Jimmy Snyder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 59:57


    In episode 177, Michael and Dan chat with Leilani Sabzalian, Sarah Shear, & Jimmy Snyder about their new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Standardizing Indigenous erasure: A TribalCrit and QuantCrit analysis of K–12 US civics and government standards.”

    Episode 176: New Materialism and Social Studies with Peter Nelson & Scott Durham

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 33:45


    In episode 176, Michael and Dan chat with Peter Nelson about his new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Between aspiration and reality: New materialism and social studies education.”

    Episode 175: Teaching amidst Terrorism with Bjorn Wansink

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 36:23


    In episode 175, Michael and Dan chat with Bjorn Wansink about his new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Teaching under attack: The dilemmas, goals, and practices of upper-elementary school teachers when dealing with terrorism in class.”

    Episode 174: Three Approaches to Framing Critical Inquiries with Mark Hlavacik

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 43:10


    In episode 174, Michael chats with Mark Hlavacik… and Dan about their new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Deliberation can wait: How civic litigation makes inquiry critical,” along with three approaches to framing critical inquiries.

    Episode 173: Authentic Pedagogy through Lesson Study with Jada Kohlmeier

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 41:18


    In episode 173, Dan and Michael chat with Jada Kohlmeier about her new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Investigating teacher adoption of authentic pedagogy through lesson study.”

    Episode 172: Young People's Engagement with News through Social Media with Ellen Middaugh & students

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 39:55


    In episode 172, Dan and Michael chat with Ellen Middaugh, Kristen Huey, Kristina Smith, & George Franco about their research into young people's engagement with news through social media.

    Episode 171: Teaching the Chickasaw Nation with Alexis Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 34:12


    In episode 171, Dan and Michael chat with educator Alexis Walker (Chickasaw) about the Chickasaw Nation and how educators can teach through their people.

    Episode 170: Mexican American & Muslim Students' Political Trauma & Resistance w/ Paul Yoder

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 38:31


    In episode 170, Dan and Michael chat with Paul Yoder about his new article in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, ‘“He wants to get rid of all the Muslims': Mexican American and Muslim students' use of history regarding candidate Trump.”

    Episode 169: Secondary History Teachers' Content Choices with Brian Girard & Lauren Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 39:46


    In episode 169, Dan and Michael chat with Brian Girard and Lauren Harris about their new article in Theory and Research in Social Education titled, “There's no way we can teach all of this”: Factors that influence secondary history teachers' content choices.

    Episode 168: Civic Inquiries for Social Justice with Steven Camicia and Ryan Knowles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 32:26


    In episode 168, Dan and Michael chat with Steven Camicia and Ryan Knowles about their new book titled, “Education for Democracy: A Renewed Approach to Civic Inquiries for Social Justice.”

    Episode 167: Teaching Genocides with Lauren Harris and Stephanie Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 39:41


    In episode 167, Dan and Michael chat with Lauren Harris and Stephanie Reid about their new article in Theory & Research in Social Education (TRSE) titled, “Investigating comparative genocide teaching in two high school classroom.”

    Episode 166: Latinxs in U.S. history with Edgar Díaz and Matthew Deroo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 30:46


    In episode 166, Dan and Michael chat with Edgar Díaz and Matthew Deroo about their new article in Theory & Research in Social Education (TRSE) titled, “Latinxs in contention: A systemic functional linguistic analysis of 11th-grade US history textbooks.”

    Episode 165: Hard Questions: Learning to Teach Controversial Issues with Judy Pace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 37:16


    In episode 165, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Judy Pace about her new book titled, “Hard Questions: Learning to Teach Controversial Issues.”

    Episode 164: Data Science in Education with Ryan Estrellado, Jesse Mostipak and Joshua Rosenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 54:28


    In episode 166, Dan and Michael chat with Ryan Estrellado, Jesse Mostipak and Joshua Rosenberg about their new open source book titled, “Data Science in Education Using R.”

    Episode 163: The making of global Black anti-citizen/citizenship by Chris Busey & Tianna Dowie-Chin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 38:23


    In episode 162, Dan and Michael chat with Chris Busey & Tianna Dowie-Chin about their new article in Theory & Research in Social Education (TRSE) titled, “The making of global Black anti-citizen/citizenship: Situating BlackCrit in global citizenship research and theory?”

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