What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast Social Studies Network
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Join Jae, host of What's Going On, to explore all things social studies. Jae will explore various topics with students and teachers on social studies education.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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What's Going On? A Social Studies Network Podcast_Episode 10: Student-centered teaching and learning in social studies
In this episode What’s Going On? host, Jae, is joined by Diamond Bell, future social studies teacher. Together they discuss the importance of great social studies teachers, teaching and learning during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, the teachers’ role in student-centered social studies classrooms, pedagogies of curiosity that give students’ the authority to explore their lives, making social studies fun and engaging,