Let’s Talk About News and History with David Olson, Retro Report
Let's K12 Better
English - March 23, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBEducation teachers family kids school education civic education current events politics mom parent Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What makes current events so important? Where does news intersect with history? How do we find resources to support important civic conversations? What should parents understand about the importance of social studies and civic education, current events, or media literacy? In this episode, we sat down with David Olson, the Director of Education at Retro Report, a non-profit media company dedicated to connecting history to today’s news. Learn more about this wonderful resource and what David has to say about social studies, current events, and media literacy!
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Music written and produced by Garvey Mortley.
The Let’s K12Better podcast is written and produced by Amber Coleman-Mortley, Garvey Mortley, Naima Mortley, and Sofia Mortley.