What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast

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Watch or listen to What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast, as hosts and guests discuss all things social studies.

  1. 12/02/2024

    What’s Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 18: “Ok but how about...”: Having Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

    In this episode of What’s Going On? Hosts Mary and Maeve lean into discomfort as they discuss how to have difficult conversations with students. They go over how to prepare, act, and reflect when difficult topics appear in the classroom, whether those topics are built into the lesson or not. Together they explore how modeling conversation skills for students can lead to more meaningful discussions and connections with students.

  2. 11/18/2024

    What’s Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 17: Diverse Perspectives in Social Studies Education

    In this episode of What’s Going On? Hosts Mary and Maeve discuss their experiences with social studies curriculum and how current forms of teaching history make students feel disconnected. Together they brainstorm different ways to integrate and implement diverse perspectives in the classroom. Reminding us of the importance of embracing mistakes as we meaningfully connections.

  3. 11/05/2024

    What’s Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 16: Discussing voting

    In this episode of What’s going on? Hosts Mary and Maeve discuss the topic of voting as we approach election day. They go over voting in the classroom, the history of voting, past and present forms of voter suppression, and voting incentives. Together they grapple with the complexities of the voting system and the importance of staying informed and taking action.

  4. 03/22/2024

    What’s Going on? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 15: transforming harm in social studies

    In this episode of What’s Going On? host Jae, is joined by Samantha Stearns, a middle school social studies teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest, Illinois. Together they explore teaching truth in today’s classroom, reflection as an important tool of justice-centered teaching, and transforming harm in social studies

  5. 02/23/2024

    What’s Going on? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 14: AP African American Studies is a very deep & rich history

    In this episode of What’s Going On? Host, Jae, is joined by Kara Whitley, a Central High School English teacher in Illinois. Together, they discussed her new role as an AP African American Studies teacher and the struggles, alongside the amazing opportunity to learn that comes with it.

  6. 02/09/2024

    What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 13: Moving towards free inquiry in Social Studies

    Season 2, Episode 5: In this episode of What’s Going On? host, Jae, is joined by Seth Brady, Global Peace Studies teacher at Naperville Central High School in Illinois. Together, they discuss what it means to support, and facilitate, free inquiry in social studies through love, relationships, trust, disrupting schooling’s enclosing functioning, circles, facilitating action, and continuous feedback.

  7. 01/28/2024

    What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 12: Art is social studies, Social studies is art

    Season 2, Episode 4: In this episode of What’s Going On? host, Jae, is joined by Emily Chyba, preK-3rd grade Art teacher at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy in Chicago. Together they explore the connections between social studies and art in early childhood education. In doing so they discuss students’ natural creativity, creating relevant curricular experiences that connect to students’ lives and communities, respecting young peoples’ brilliance and curiosities, curating experience for students to learn about oppression, and the importance of creating environments that support these inquiry-based and inclusive experiences through interdisciplinary experiences.

  8. 12/01/2023

    What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 11: They are alright – positioning young people as leaders through authentic teaching and learning experiences

    In this episode What’s Going On? host, Jae, is joined by Jasmine Gilstrap Hunter, Executive Director of Lion’s Pride, a mentorship program for high school students. Together they discuss the role of mentorship in education, creating safe learning spaces, Black women teachers, restorative justice, trust and humanizing relationships, letting students lead their learning, and lessons learned about teaching and learning in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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