Talking Social Studies
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsA show where you will find conversations about strategies, resources, ideas and more, all designed to help today’s social studies teachers. With hosts @STLinOK, @CHitch93 @ScottPadway, and @cheffernan75. Find our show notes at TalkingSocialStudies.com
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Episodes
TSS Ep 54 - Big Paper
April 20, 2022 17:28 - 5 minutes - 11.7 MBChris is dropping some ideas on engaging students at the end of the school year with his "Big Paper". Check it out~
TSS Ep 53 - Civics 101
November 05, 2021 17:40 - 49 minutes - 114 MBJoin Chris and Scott as they interview our guest today from New Hampshire Public Radio and host of the Civics 101 Podcast, Nick Capodice. Twitter - @capodice
TSS Ep 52 - Project Based Learning
October 02, 2021 18:47 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MB“Welcome to “Talking Social Studies.” You are listening to Episode #52, “Project Based Learning and Social Studies with Guest Host Todd Gragg ” for September 28th 2021.
TSS EP 51 “National History Day with Heather Goodenough” 08/12/2021
August 16, 2021 22:34 - 22 minutes - 50.7 MBAmy and Chris are “Talking National History Day with Heather Goodenough” for Aug 12th 2021
TSS Ep 49 - COVIDAversary
April 24, 2021 21:17 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBAmy, Chris Chris and Scott get back together to see what has changed a year later.
TSS Ep 49 - A look back at teaching during a pandemic
January 10, 2021 00:37 - 45 minutes - 104 MBThis episode was recorded on 12/23/2020.
TSS Ep 48 - Teaching During A Pandemic - Live From Fall Cue - October 24, 2020
November 03, 2020 21:25 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBJoin Scott Live from Fall Cue and Asynchronous With Amy, Chris and Chris to find out what has been going at their schools. In this episode, we are joined by educators from Fall Cue who contributed their thoughts.
TSS Ep 47 - Hyperdoc's and History
August 17, 2020 04:41 - 41 minutes - 95.2 MBThis week, Scott and Chris are joined by Lisa Highfill and Kelly Hilton. Creators of Hyperdocs and authors of the Hyperdoc Handbook. Follow them all @Lhighfill and @KellyiHilton @Sarahlandis @TsgiveTs and find out more at Hyperdocs.co
TSS Ep 46 - When You Know Better You Do Better
June 16, 2020 14:59 - 44 minutes - 101 MBAs protests against racial injustice spread across the country, Chris, Amy, Scott and Chris share what they are listening to, reading, and learning to help better understand systemic issues of racism in our country. As teachers part of our role is to better understand the injustices and find areas of influence to help make structural changes to practices and polices that are and have been racist.
TSS Ep 45) Stanford History Educators Group "SHEG" and Civic On-line Reasoning with Joel Breakstone
May 18, 2020 15:18 - 49 minutes - 113 MBScott, Chris and Chris are joined by Joel Breakstone the Director of the Stanford History Educators Group to find out more about their program and resources for teachers.
TSS Ep 44) - "Spanish Flu vs. Covid19" with Kenneth C. Davis
May 02, 2020 22:44 - 50 minutes - 116 MBChris, Chris and Amy are joined by historian and author Kenneth C. Davis.
TSS Ep 43) “Civics in the Middle" with Mary Ellen Daneels
April 15, 2020 02:54 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBJoin @Chitch94 @Cheffernan75 and @ScottPadway discus civics with special guest Mary Ellen Daneels @daneels_m.
TSS Ep 42 - "Shelter In Place"
March 23, 2020 05:18 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBScott, Amy, Chris and Chris, discuss teaching remotely. Recorded 3/17/20.
TSS Ep 41) Teaching With Video w/ Heimler's History
February 25, 2020 08:30 - 36 minutes - 84 MBChris, Amy and Scott are joined by special guest Steve Heimler of Heimler's History to talk about the Medium of Video and Social Studies.
TSS EP 40) Building Culture
December 26, 2019 05:27 - 49 minutes - 114 MBWelcome to “Talking Social Studies”. You are listening to Episode # 40 “Building Culture” with Amy, Scott, Chris and special guest host JJ Jedamski @jjedamski from Learning for Living for December 18th 2019. Show Notes
TSS) Ep 39 - Live from NCSS with New Visions of Education
December 09, 2019 07:21 - 1 hour - 170 MBAmy and Chris Co-host a session on Podcasting at NCSS in Austin with @NewVisionsofEd Michael Milton @42ThinkDeep and Dan Krutka @dankrutka.
TSS Ep 38 - Getting the most out of conferences (Even if you can't attend in person)
November 19, 2019 04:51 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MBNCSS is around the corner and Amy, Chris and Scott share their strategies for getting the most out of conferences.
TSS) Ep 37 - Lesson Design
September 25, 2019 03:28 - 35 minutes - 81.6 MBScott Chris and Amy dive into discussing what makes up a quality lesson in Social Studies.
TSS Ep 36 - Back To School 2019
August 13, 2019 00:36 - 28 minutes - 64.7 MBToday, Amy Presley, Scott Padway and Chris Hitchcock share their best ideas for the first day of school. Happy back to school! bit.ly/talkingSS.
TSS Ep 35 - Addressing Complex Issues
July 29, 2019 03:13 - 29 minutes - 68.3 MBSo, today we are very pleased to have Laura Tavares of Facing History and Ourselves on the podcast with us to share ideas with us about addressing current issues with our students.
TSS Ep 34 - Summer Balance
July 15, 2019 23:56 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBChris, Amy and Scott take a break during the summer to look at finding that summer balance. How do you manage being a professional and recharging to improve for the next school year?
TSS Ep 33 Teaching about Anti Semitism
June 27, 2019 16:57 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBChris and Scott are joined with Kim Blevins-Relleva from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as they discuss Teaching Anti-Semitism.
TSS EP 32) Reflecting and Recharging
June 12, 2019 13:25 - 32 minutes - 15 MBThe crew gets together to discuss end of year reflections and how to take some personal recharge time.
TSS) Ep 31 - Teaching The Holocaust part 2
May 27, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBChris and Amy interview Jen Goss a facilitator with Echoes and Reflections as we continue discussing teaching the Holocaust.
TSS Ep 30) Teaching The Holocaust Part 1
May 13, 2019 06:52 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBAmy, Scott, Chris and Chris start a discussion around teaching the Holocaust.
TSS Ep 29 - Flipping Social Studies
May 01, 2019 02:48 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBJoin Chris, Chris and Amy as they discuss flipping social studies with Andrew Swan @flipping_A_tchr
TSS Ep 28 - Traveling and Teaching
April 25, 2019 00:41 - 32 minutes - 13.6 MBScott, Chris and Chris chat about their love of travel and opportunities for teachers to explore the world.
TSS Ep 27 - Professional Development
April 03, 2019 00:35 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBThere is a lot of PD out there. We chat about the Do's Dont's and how to find GOOD PD.
TSS Ep 26) Large Group Discussions
March 18, 2019 17:05 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week Chris, Chris, Amy and Scott discuss their best ideas for facilitating and managing large group discussions in class.
TSS Ep 25) Meet Chris Heffernan
March 01, 2019 00:13 - 23 minutes - 17.8 MBMeet Talking Social Studies newest member...Chris Heffernan
TSS Ep 23) Tom Mullaney interview
January 18, 2019 06:45 - 52 minutes - 50.6 MBTom is a Digital Learning Coach at Carroll middle school in Durham NC. You can find Tom on Twitter at @TomEMullaney (https://twitter.com/TomEMullaney)and on his website at tommullaney.com (https://tommullaney.com/)
TSS Ep 22) NCSS 2018 Takeaways
December 10, 2018 17:47 - 6 minutes - 6.74 MBA few conversations Chris and Amy had with some of the attendees sharing their takeaways from NCSS this year.
TSS Ep 21) PreService Social Studies Teachers
December 04, 2018 03:38 - 32 minutes - 31.7 MBChris chats with preservice social studies teachers about the support they need and how veteran teachers can help support.
TSS Ep 20) Ch Ch Changes
October 11, 2018 21:34 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBupdates to where this podcast is going
TSS Ep 19) Gamification
July 13, 2018 19:19 - 52 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this episode the Chris and Amy have an interview all about gamification with Amy Garlitz (twitter @meems852 and Instagram @mrsgarlitz) You can check out the show notes here: Show Notes (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UpCJqETmvbkwPzHnZUeBgtRQGJAf3_kQhVpOb582Au4/edit?usp=sharing) and all our resources on our site here:Talking Social Studies (https://sites.google.com/rocklinusd.org/talkingsocialstudies/home)
TSS Ep 18) Assessments in Social Studies
May 20, 2018 17:34 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn this episode the Chris, Scott and Amy talk about why and how we assess plus address if you able assess without misery. You can check out show notes on our page here: Talking Social Studies (https://sites.google.com/rocklinusd.org/talkingsocialstudies/home)
TSS Ep 17) Using Music in Class
February 24, 2018 08:15 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIn this episode we talk about WHY teachers use music is their classes, HOW they bring it into their lessons and lastly we will share each of our top ten songs we just LOVED to play and share with our students in social studies. Please share back any of your favorite songs you use and tag us on Twitter https://twitter.com/TalkinSS
TSS Ep 16) Roll the Tape! Using Video in Class
January 25, 2018 07:20 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIn this episode we talk about: Why is it worthwhile to use video in class with students. How do you incorporate video into your teaching. And what are some sources for finding video that fits your needs. Also, what are some of our favorite strategies and tools for using video. Plus we list some of our all time favorite videos.
TSS Ep 15) 2017 Reflections
December 23, 2017 08:33 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBReflecting back on 2017, we look at new content/sources that we loved as well as tech tools we discovered or learned to apply in new ways Talking SS website - bit.ly/talkingSS Plus you can follow the Talking Social Studies Podcast on Twitter @TalkinSS
TSS Ep 14) NCSS LIVE!
November 20, 2017 23:39 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBJoin us for this special edition of Talking Social Studies where our team recorded conversations and takeaways from educators while at the NCSS conference in San Francisco
TSS Ep 13) When Current Events Get Sticky
November 05, 2017 23:46 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThe Talking Social Studies Team talks about how teachers can engage in conversations and dialogue around current events which may at times get complicated. Check out our show notes here: http://bit.ly/talkingSS
TSS Ep 12) Special Tanzania Episode
October 13, 2017 05:17 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBIn this special episode co-host Scott Padway shares his many of experiences from his recent trip to Tanzania
TSS Ep 11) Summer Learning Report
August 10, 2017 00:39 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this episode the Talking Social Studies team checks in at the end of summer to share their journeys and steps in which how they grew professionally. You can find all the links and show notes on our site at: bit.ly/talkingSS
TSS Ep 10) Group Projects
June 07, 2017 03:48 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBGroup Projects: Where Content Meets Skill In this episode we talk all about how to implement group projects in your class. You can find our show notes for this episode on our page http://bit.ly/talkingSS
TSS Ep 9) Getting Students Active
May 04, 2017 05:46 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThe Talking Social Studies team talks about what being “active” in history or social studies courses means, why is it important, and strategies/activities you can use in your classrooms. Find all our show notes here: http://bit.ly/talkingSS
TSS Ep 8) Breaking Up With Lectures
March 22, 2017 17:47 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn this episode we talk about ways in which teachers can break away from traditional stand and deliver lectures. You can access show notes which has all the links we talked about here on our site: bit.ly/talkingSS
TSS Ep 7) Conversations at CCSS
March 08, 2017 03:09 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode is a collection of conversations Ryan had while at the California Council of Social Studies conference
TSS Ep 6) Analyzing Photos & Paintings
February 13, 2017 06:31 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBThis episode the TSS team talk about ways to use images such as National Archives worksheet, Thinglink, P.O.S.E.R.S., Gallery Walks and Student Documentaries. Plus they share where teachers can find images to use in their classes from Flickr, Library of Congress, Met Museum, University of Bristol, and the Google Cultural Institute. Plus others ideas, resources and rabbit holes to go down.
TSS Ep 5) Media Literacy
January 14, 2017 07:28 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBJoin the team this episode as we talk about Media Literacy with guest Julie Smith, author of the book The Master of the Media (https://www.amazon.com/Master-Media-Teaching-Literacy-Plugged/dp/0986155446/ref=la_B001KCB2IG_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484378709&sr=1-2) You can access show notes and how to follow us on our site. (https://sites.google.com/rocklinusd.org/talkingsocialstudies)