More than Just Chit-Chat: Teaching Social Studies with Podcasts
In my classes I use a team-structured, project-based approach to teach history and civics. It’s an approach that covers nearly all the bases.
In my classes I use a team-structured, project-based approach to teach history and civics. It’s an approach that covers nearly all the bases.
You can almost hear it. Teachers everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief as they kick up their feet and bask in the freedom of summer break.
Within the classroom, it is important to share content that doesn’t position Indigenous people in the past but brings them into the present and future.
The summer holidays are the perfect time to brainstorm new teaching ideas and classroom activities. Get inspired with the help of these podcasts.
Podcasts are increasingly popular: one-third of Americans say they’ve listened to one in the past month. This emerging technology could play a key role in the K–12 classroom.
As curriculums move away from an emphasis on content to skills, the time is right to use that move as an opportunity to better serve introverts in school.