Podcasts about Social studies

Bickley and Tim Ring talk Suns, Cardinals, and go through Social Studies.

Bickley and Tim Ring talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Bickley and Tim Ring talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and give out Hardware.

Quick note: This episode is a repost, but it's a great one to revisit as you plan ways to make economics and free enterprise easier for students to understand.Welcome to Part 5 of the Social Studies Summer Series!In this episode, we're talking all about how to teach economics skills and the free enterprise system in upper elementary. Economics can feel like a big, overwhelming topic at first, but it does not have to be complicated.With the right approach, you can break down concepts like goods, services, producers, consumers, supply, demand, saving, spending and business into simple, student-friendly lessons.I'll share practical ways to make economics more engaging through hands-on activities, visual examples, real-world connections and critical thinking. You'll also hear ideas for helping students see how economics connects to their everyday lives and the world around them.Whether you're teaching economics for the first time or looking for fresh ideas to make it more interactive, this episode will give you simple strategies you can use in your classroom.Episode HighlightsIn this episode, you'll hear ideas for:Starting with the basics of economicsMaking economics more interactiveUsing visual aids to support understandingExploring real-world examplesPromoting critical thinkingConnecting economics to current eventsEncouraging collaboration among studentsResources and LinksMore Economics-related resourcesEconomics Daily PassagesSocial Studies Daily Passage BundleSmart and Simple Social Studies MembershipJoin the 2026 Bootcamp Waitlist! - Registration opens July 10th!Mentioned in this episode:Free Guided Lesson Sampler for Texas Social Studies TeachersLooking for a ready-to-use social studies lesson for your grade level? Grab a free guided lesson sample created specifically for Texas teachers. Choose from 3rd grade Communities, 4th grade Texas History, 5th grade U.S. History, 6th grade World Cultures, or 7th grade Texas History. Each sampler includes a teacher guide, lesson slideshow, digital version, guided notes, practice activity, exit ticket, answer keys, and more information about the full 36-week guided curriculum program. Download your free sampler and choose your grade level at thesouthernteach.com/lessons

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and play Generation Gap.

Quick note: This episode is a repost, but it's a helpful one to revisit as you plan simple ways to make government and civics easier for students to understand.Welcome to Part 4 of the Social Studies Summer Series!In this episode, we're talking about how to teach government and civics skills to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students in a way that feels clear, practical and engaging.Government can sometimes feel like a big topic for upper elementary students, but it becomes much easier when we connect it to real-life examples, classroom routines, community helpers, current events and everyday decision-making.I'll share simple steps for helping students understand the basics of government, the role of citizens and how people can participate in their communities. You'll also hear ideas for using interactive activities, multimedia resources and critical thinking questions to make these lessons more meaningful.Whether you're teaching branches of government, rights and responsibilities or active citizenship, this episode will give you practical ideas to help students see why civics matters.Episode HighlightsIn this episode, you'll hear ideas for:Starting with the basics of government and civicsUsing real-life examples students can understandAdding interactive activitiesIncorporating multimedia resourcesConnecting with community resourcesEncouraging critical thinkingPromoting active citizenshipReflecting and assessing student understandingMaking government and civics more funResources and LinksCheck out my government and civics daily passages!CNN10 is a great resource for this age!More government-related resourcesCivics-related resourcesMentioned in this episode:Free Guided Lesson Sampler for Texas Social Studies TeachersLooking for a ready-to-use social studies lesson for your grade level? Grab a free guided lesson sample created specifically for Texas teachers. Choose from 3rd grade Communities, 4th grade Texas History, 5th grade U.S. History, 6th grade World Cultures, or 7th grade Texas History. Each sampler includes a teacher guide, lesson slideshow, digital version, guided notes, practice activity, exit ticket, answer keys, and more information about the full 36-week guided curriculum program. Download your free sampler and choose your grade level at thesouthernteach.com/lessons

Bickley and Marotta talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and play Mock My World.

Quick note: This episode is a repost, but it's a great one to revisit as you plan meaningful ways to help students learn about culture, community and the world around them.Welcome to Part 3 of the Social Studies Summer Series!In this episode, we're focusing on how to teach culture and society skills to upper-elementary and middle-school students. Understanding different cultures is such an important part of social studies because it helps students learn about traditions, celebrations, art, literature, science, technology and the many ways people live and contribute to society.I'll share simple steps, activity ideas and examples you can use to help students build respect and curiosity for the world around them. We'll talk about knowing yourself and your students, creating a welcoming classroom, using stories and personal experiences and adding hands-on activities that make learning more meaningful.Whether you're planning your culture and society lessons for next year or just looking for fresh ways to help students connect with these topics, this episode will give you practical ideas you can bring into your classroom.Episode HighlightsIn this episode, you'll hear ideas for:Knowing yourself and your studentsCreating a welcoming classroom environmentUsing stories and personal experiencesIncorporating hands-on activitiesExploring culture with technologyGetting students involvedAssessing student understandingResources and LinksCheck out the comparing celebrations project!Check out my culture and society daily passages!Mentioned in this episode:Free Guided Lesson Sampler for Texas Social Studies TeachersLooking for a ready-to-use social studies lesson for your grade level? Grab a free guided lesson sample created specifically for Texas teachers. Choose from 3rd grade Communities, 4th grade Texas History, 5th grade U.S. History, 6th grade World Cultures, or 7th grade Texas History. Each sampler includes a teacher guide, lesson slideshow, digital version, guided notes, practice activity, exit ticket, answer keys, and more information about the full 36-week guided curriculum program. Download your free sampler and choose your grade level at thesouthernteach.com/lessons

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Quick note: This episode is a repost, but it's a great one to revisit as you plan simple, engaging ways to help students build stronger history skills.Welcome to Part 2 of the Social Studies Summer Series!In this episode, we're talking all about how to teach history skills in a way that feels meaningful and engaging for upper elementary and middle school students. History is more than memorizing dates and people from the past. It's about helping students make connections, ask questions and understand how events and decisions shaped the world we live in today.I'll share straightforward tips and activity ideas to help students connect history to the present, explore primary sources, think like detectives and reflect on the lessons we can learn from the past.Whether you're mapping out your social studies plans for next year or looking for fresh ways to make history more interactive, this episode will give you practical ideas you can use in your classroom.Episode HighlightsIn this episode, you'll hear ideas for:Connecting history to todayUsing primary sources with upper elementary studentsHelping students explore history like detectivesBringing historical events and people to lifeEncouraging critical thinkingReflecting on lessons learned from the pastResources and LinksCheck out my history daily passagesMore history-related resourcesMentioned in this episode:Free Guided Lesson Sampler for Texas Social Studies TeachersLooking for a ready-to-use social studies lesson for your grade level? Grab a free guided lesson sample created specifically for Texas teachers. Choose from 3rd grade Communities, 4th grade Texas History, 5th grade U.S. History, 6th grade World Cultures, or 7th grade Texas History. Each sampler includes a teacher guide, lesson slideshow, digital version, guided notes, practice activity, exit ticket, answer keys, and more information about the full 36-week guided curriculum program. Download your free sampler and choose your grade level at thesouthernteach.com/lessons

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and hand out Hardware.

Quick note: This episode is a repost, but it's the perfect one to revisit during summer planning as you think about how to make geography more engaging and easier for students to understand.Welcome to Part 1 of the 5-part Social Studies Summer Series!In this episode, we're going back to the basics of teaching geography skills in upper elementary. Geography can sometimes feel like it's all about memorizing maps, places and vocabulary, but it can be so much more than that.I'll share simple ways to help students understand geography by making it relevant to their lives, connecting it to different cultures, using technology and encouraging curiosity. You'll also hear ideas for practicing map skills in a way that feels meaningful instead of repetitive.Whether you're planning for next year or just wanting fresh ideas for your social studies block, this episode will help you make geography more fun, practical and connected to the world around your students.Episode HighlightsIn this episode, you'll hear ideas for:Going back to the basics with geography skillsMaking geography relevant for studentsLearning about different culturesUsing technology in geography lessonsEncouraging student questionsConnecting geography with other subjectsPracticing map skillsHelping students better understand the worldTrying some of my favorite geography activity ideasResources and LinksCheck out the Create A Country ProjectCheck out the Geography Daily PassagesMore geography-related resourcesMentioned in this episode:Free Guided Lesson Sampler for Texas Social Studies TeachersLooking for a ready-to-use social studies lesson for your grade level? Grab a free guided lesson sample created specifically for Texas teachers. Choose from 3rd grade Communities, 4th grade Texas History, 5th grade U.S. History, 6th grade World Cultures, or 7th grade Texas History. Each sampler includes a teacher guide, lesson slideshow, digital version, guided notes, practice activity, exit ticket, answer keys, and more information about the full 36-week guided curriculum program. Download your free sampler and choose your grade level at thesouthernteach.com/lessons

Marotta and Tim Ring talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, are joined by Ric Bucher, and The Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

Marotta and Tim Ring talk Diamondbacks and go through Social Studies.

Marotta and Tim Ring talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and we play Generation Gap.

Marotta and Tim Ring talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Marotta and Tim Ring talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and hand out Hardware.

Fran Lebowitz is a legendary writer and critic. She's made a career of sharing hot takes without apology, and she didn't hold back when she joined Mattea Roach for a special on-stage event in Toronto. You might know Fran from her books Metropolitan Life and Social Studies or her appearances in two Martin Scorsese documentaries. Fran is perhaps most famous for sharp social commentary — from airplane fashion, to the silly questions asked by educated youth, to the return of smoking ... Fran had plenty to share with the Toronto crowd. Photo credits to Brigitte Lacombe.Liked this conversation? Keep listening:Scaachi Koul calls herself a professional ex-wifeFor Louise Penny, stories come from hurt Check us out on Instagram @cbcbooks and TikTok @cbcbooks

Marotta and Kellan talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and the Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

Marotta and Vince talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and we play War of the White Boards.

Vince and Kellan Olson talk Josh Sweat, go through Social Studies and play Mock My World. 

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area.  This week, Emily welcomes Abram Jackson, the Director of Interpretation at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, to talk about his work making museum exhibitions more inclusive and equitable. Abram came to the role through an unexpected path — he was a teacher and dean specializing in ethnic studies at the Bay School when a student's mother asked him to review an audio tour for inclusive language. He fell in love with the work and joined the de Young full-time in 2022. In his role, he reads exhibition labels through an equity lens, a practice he traces back to his very first edit on the Soul of a Nation show, where he revised the description of Fred Hampton's death to accurately name the role of COINTELPRO. The conversation also covers an upcoming Lowrider Culture Celebration at the de Young on June 6th, honoring artist Rose B. Simpson's Lexicon — rebuilt classic cars painted like pottery — planned in partnership with three women lowrider community leaders: Angel Romero, Ruby Ramirez, and Vera Majano. The free public event includes a lowrider exhibit, a screening of the documentary Los Dueños, a DJ, and family art-making activities. About Abram Jackson: Abram Jackson is the inaugural Director of Interpretation at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Jackson utilizes ethnic studies theories and DEIA practices in partnership with staff to incorporate more inclusive narratives into didactics. Jackson holds a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University and a Master of Teaching in Social Studies from the University of Southern California. Jackson has fifteen years of administrative and teaching experience at the high school level, including seven at The Bay School of San Francisco as a humanities teacher and junior class dean, adjunct lecturer at San Francisco State University and at education programs for incarcerated people in California.  Connect with Abram:  LinkedIn Profile Follow Abram on Instagram:  @Interpreting_Abram For Details About The Lowrider Culture Celebration on June 6 at the de Young - CLICK HERE Learn More About Rose B. Simpson Lexicon HERE -- About Podcast Host Emily Wilson: Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWil Follow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast -- CREDITS: Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson.  Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License The Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions.  For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marotta and Kellan talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and The Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and play Mock My World.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and we play the Generation Gap.

Pmax unpacks the planned changes to the NZ Social Studies curriculum.

Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban doctor who did a lot of work to understand the spread of Yellow Fever. But Walter Reed got most of the credit. Research: American Experience. “Carlos Finlay (1833-1915).” From The Great Fever. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/fever-carlos-finlay/ Berenbrok, Dorothy E., "Latin Heritage Month. Carlos Juan Finlay: Outrageous, Courageous and Correct" (2015). Posters: Jefferson History. 3. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffhistoryposters/3 "Carlos Juan Finlay." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631002194/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=bfeecc25. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026. Chaves-Carballo, Enrique. “Carlos J. Finlay: The mosquito man.” Hektoen International. 11/2/2020. https://hekint.org/2020/11/02/carlos-j-finlay-the-mosquito-man/ Corbitt, Duvon C. “Carlos J. Finlay, Cuban Physician.” The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Aug., 1965). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2511751 Del Regato, Juan A. “Carlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915).” Journal of Public Health Policy , 2001, Vol. 22, No. 1 (2001). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3343556 Faerstein, Eduardoa; Winkelstein, Warren Jrb. Carlos Juan Finlay: Rejected, Respected, and Right. Epidemiology 21(1):p 158, January 2010. | DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181c308e0 Ferreira Moreno, Víctor Guillermo. “Evocation to the Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Barres on the centennial of his death.” Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) vol. 47,1 63-6. 30 Mar. 2016 Finlay, Carlos J. “The Mosquito Hypothetically Considered as the Agent of Transmission of Yellow Fever.” Read before the Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences Session of August 14th, 1881. https://archive.org/details/b33448541/page/590/mode/1up Finlay, Carlos Juan. “Trabajos selectos del Dr. Carlos J. Finlay. Selected papers of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay.” Habana. 1912. https://archive.org/details/trabajosselectos00finl Finlay, Charles. “Inoculations for Yellow Fever by Means of Contaminated Mosquitoes.” Published in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, n.s. 102: 264-268, 1891. https://archive.org/details/b33445242/page/n4/mode/1up Finlay, Charles. “Yellow Fever: Its ‘Transmission by Means of the Culex Mosquito.” Published in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, n.s. 92: 395-409, 1886. https://archive.org/details/b33435698/page/613/mode/1up Palmer, Steven. “A Cuban Scientist Between Empires: Peripheral Vision on Race and Tropical Medicine.” Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne desétudes latino-américaines et caraïbes, Vol. 35, No. 69, Special Issue: Landscapes of LatinAmerican Health, 1870-1970. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41800498 Spears, Ellen Griffith and Rosa López-Oceguera. “Carlos Juan Finlay, William Gorgas, and Walter Reed and the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Controversy: Competing Historical Memories.” Alabama Review The University of Alabama Press. Volume 74, Number 1, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1353/ala.2021.0011 Stepan, Nancy. “The Interplay between Socio-Economic Factors and Medical Science: Yellow Fever Research, Cuba and the United States.” Social Studies of Science , Nov., 1978, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov., 1978). Via JSTOR. http://www.jstor.com/stable/284817 Thomas Jefferson University. “10 Notable Jefferson Alumni of the Past.” https://library.jefferson.edu/archives/exhibits/notable_alumni/juan_carlos_finlay.cfm Tone, John Lawrence. (2002) “How the mosquito (man) liberated Cuba.” History and Technology, 18:4, 277-308, DOI: 10.1080/07341512.2002.11417735 “Carlos J. Finlay.” 5/16/2023. https://www.unesco.org/en/prizes/carlos-j-finlay/about Woodall, Jack. "Yellow Fever." Infectious Diseases: In Context, edited by Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, vol. 2, Gale, 2008, pp. 925-931. In Context Series. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3045200265/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=bf646a26. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 225: Who are Social Studies Teachers? with Amy Allen & David Hicks by Visions of Education

About PritenPriten is a part-time Faculty Instructor at College Unbound, a bachelor's degree-granting institution focused on adult learners, where he teaches courses including Family & Society, Ethics of Ed Tech, Arguing for Truth, AI in My Life, and How We Know What We Know. He also serves on the Faculty Curriculum Committee, which reviews and approves new courses, substantive curricular changes, and revisions to grading policies.Priten has lectured on topics including educational justice, public speaking, cognitive biases and social change, moral luck and forgiveness, and writing for social change. He has worked with audiences ranging from elementary school students to graduate students to educators in India.Priten holds a visiting research position as an Associate in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (September 2025–present), where he focuses on developing philosophically grounded yet practical approaches to teaching critical, ethical reasoning at scale for educators and students.Priten is the author of AI & The Future of Education: Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Wiley, 2023), which has been translated into Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, and Vietnamese; released as an audiobook (Tantor Media, 2024); received over 150 academic citations; sold over 8,000 copies; and reached #1 in three Amazon bestseller categories. It has been featured in Harvard Magazine, Church Times, University World News, and Ed. Magazine.Priten's second book, Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI & Digital Safety in K-12 (Wiley, 2026), is available now. The book provides a framework organized around philosophy, policy, and practice to help educators develop shared values, build institutional infrastructure for ethical decision-making, and apply these to the concrete dilemmas they face daily. It draws from conversations with educators, technologists, and students facing real ethical challenges, and includes case studies, discussion guides, and practical tools for implementation.Priten's writing has appeared in Education Week, eSchool Learning, and other publications.Priten has delivered keynotes and workshops at conferences including the Singapore International Science Teachers' Conference, the Texas Computer Educators Association, the Virginia DOE Innovative Teaching and Leadership Conference, the World Education Summit, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Responsible AI Summit, and has appeared on more than 40 podcasts discussing AI and education. (Including two appearances on ThriveinEDU!)Priten hosts two podcast shows that launched in early 2026: Margin of Thought, featuring interviews with educators and academics conducted for Ethical Ed Tech, and Know. Care. Act., focused on liberal arts education and civic engagement.Lectures and WorkshopsAcademic PositionsBooksThought LeadershipNew book: Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI & Digital Safety in K-12 (Wiley, 2026)Learn more:Connect with Priten: ethicaledtech.org and priten.org!About RachelleEducator, AI Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Consultant, Attorney, & AuthorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelledenepoth/Subscribe to my ⁠newsletter. bit.ly/pothnews1Check out my ⁠ blog www.Rdene915.com.Contact me for speaking & training related to AI, AI & the law, AI and Healthcare, Cybersecurity, STEM, and more! bit.ly/thriveineduPDInterested in a sponsored podcast or collaboration? Contact me! Rdene915@gmail.com

Bickley and Marotta go through Social Studies, are joined by Adrian Del Castillo and Jason Eisenberg, and we play Mock My World.

Bickley and Marotta talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and hand out Hardware.

Bickley and Marotta talk NBA playoffs, go through Social Studies and and The Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

In this episode in the Eco-Justice and Climate Action Mini Series, we sat down with four members of the Climate Education and Teacher Education (CETE) team, which is based at the University of Northern British Columbia. Authors of “Mapping Climate Change Education: Reflections from an Education Design-Based Research Project from Northern British Columbia, Canada,” the CETE team created this project in response to the 2022 Association of Canadian Deans of Education report titled "Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future," which underscored urgency for climate change education. Join us for another great episode exploring the stories behind this collaborative and exciting action research project!To begin, our hosts Joe and Blane introduce the CETE team and the article that brought them together [00:00]. This leads into the origin story of the initiative and discussion of their team dynamics, which lead to a shared commitment to curriculum reform and a signature pedagogy built around people, place, and land [1:57]. The conversation then explores the co-creation process at the heart of the project, from building a national design team to running iterative workshop series across northern British Columbia, reflecting on how listening to teachers and communities continuously reshaped the project's direction [7:50]. From there, the team reflects on the iterative, cyclic nature of their design-based research, and the challenges of working within research frameworks that don't always honour more-than-human species and Indigenous ways of knowing [17:03]. We move to a discussion about the tension between theory and action, and between local focus and global relevance, focusing on how grounding the work in northern land, language, and Indigenous knowledge has proven to be both their most impactful contribution and a transferable model for others [22:23]. The team closes by sharing where the project stands today, and our hosts wrap up by honouring the messiness of action research as a defining strength of the journey, not a flaw [34:04].Thank you Hartley, Christine, Alexander and Glen for sharing your time and work with us.Thank you to our listeners for tuning in to this episode of the Action Research Podcast, created by Adam Stieglitz, Joe Levitan, Shikha Diwakar, Cory Legassic, and Vanessa Gold.Produced by Shikha Diwakar and Vanja Lugonjic.Subscribe to our podcast on most major podcast distribution platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.How have you found yourself in the world of action research? Want to be interviewed or share one of your projects? Get in touch with us.Resources: CETE Research PageBiographies: Hartley Banack, University of Northern British ColumbiaDr. Hartley Banack is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at UNBC and Principal Investigator for the CETE research program since 2022. Banack is a curriculum theorist, qualitative researcher, and teacher. He has years of experience as an outdoor environmental educator and scholar. His scholarship appears in Teachers and Teaching (Banack and Tembrevilla, 2024), Children's Geographies (Banack and Berger, 2020), and Critical Education (Banack, 2018). Banack holds a Ph.D., M.A., and B.Ed. in environmental education, all from Simon Fraser University, along with a B.Sc. from Trent University.Christine Ho Younghusband, University of Northern British ColumbiaDr. Christine Ho Younghusband is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at UNBC. Dr. Ho Younghusband is a founding CETE Co-Investigator. Her research focuses on teacher professional learning, identity development, and mathematics education. She has published on e-portfolios and identity (Younghusband, 2021) and out-of-field teaching (Younghusband, 2017). Dr. Ho Younghusband holds an Ed.D. and M.Ed. from Simon Fraser University, and B.Ed. and B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia.Alexander Lautensach, University of Northern British ColumbiaDr. Alexander Lautensach is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at UNBC. Lautensach is a founding CETE Co-Investigator. He holds five degrees in the areas of biology, science education, and philosophy, including a doctorate in environmental ethics education from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Lautensach has written two books on sustainability education and climate change and co-published the first open-access textbook on human security.Glen Thielmann, University of Northern British ColumbiaGlen Thielmann is a Lecturer in the UNBC School of Education. He is a founding member of the CETE Research Team. He is a master Social Studies teacher with leadership in curriculum, instruction, and professional & resource development in B.C. K-12 schools. In 2017, Glen received a Governor General's History Award for excellence in Teaching. In 2022, Glen received a Teacher Educator Award from the Association of BC Deans of Education.--This episode is part of our Eco-justice and Climate Action Series. Authors from journal articles in a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal for Action Research hop behind the mic and share the inspirations, process, and findings from their projects. Join Joe Levitan, Shikha Diwakar and special guest host Blane Harvey, as they interview an inspiring group of researchers, educators, organizers, and more, navigating the process of action research.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and we play The Generation Gap.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and play Mock My World.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, are joined by Eduardo Rodriguez, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and hand out Hardware.

Bickley and Marotta talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, are joined by Amin Elhassan, and The Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and play Generation Gap.

Bickley and Marotta talk Cardinals, go through Social Studies, play Mock My World, and are joined by Erik Moses.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and play Mustache, Not a Mustache.

In episode 224, Dan and Michael chat with Rob Martinelle about his new TRSE article titled, “Back then, over there, never here, never now: Fascism according to K–12 social studies standards.”

Eric and Glenn start the episode with a listener email and then play a numbers themed game of Regional Quirkisms.  For the topic of this episode, the guys discuss a 2025 paper from Simon Cole and Justin Sola titled "First impressions matter: Mundane obstacles to a forensic device for probabilistic reporting in fingerprint analysis".  The article discusses practical and realistic obstacles and hurdles to developing a validated, accepted, and commercially-available statistical model for fingerprint evidence.  The article takes the novel view that most sources cite either "practitioner disinterest" (or worse: practitioner rejection) or lack of push and influence from the Courts, Daubert challenges, or Authoritative bodies.  However, once you remove those two obstacles and assume examiner 'buy-in' and Courts pushing for empirical data over subjective examiner expertise, what 'mundane' obstacles exist that most people don't realize or think about?  The article discusses a number of surprising, non-trivial obstacles that have a huge influence on the state of statistical model development in the field today. Article: Cole, S.A.; Sola, J.L.  First impressions matter: Mundane obstacles to a forensic device for probabilistic reporting in fingerprint analysis.  Social Studies of Science (2025), 55(5): 683-710. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063127251333074

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and hand out Hardware.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, go through Social Studies, and The Sports Kabob with Jarrett Carlen.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, go through Social Studies, and are joined by Kenny Dillingham.

As a young adult, Paul "Barbs" Barbato gave himself perhaps the world's biggest social studies assignment: make a profile of every single one of the 193 UN-recognized countries in the world. Ten years later, he finally finished.  Check out Paul's project – and what he's up to next – on YouTube @GeographyNow.  We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or story for us, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.