Visions of Education

In episode 75, Michael & Dan chat with Cathryn van Kessel & Ryan M. Crowley about their recent work "Villainification and Evil in Social Studies Education" published in Theory & Research in Social Education. They discuss the need to make historic villains less 'cardboard cutouts' and more three dimensional.

In episode 74, Dan and Michael chat with Sarah McGrew of the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG about civic online reasoning, their new research published in TRSE, and how teachers can use the assessments.

In episode 73, Michael & Dan chat with 2016 Washington Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling and TRSE editor Wayne Journell about teaching and trends in social studies research from 2017!

In episode 72, Dan and Michael ask lots of compelling questions to Rebecca Mueller about her work on using compelling questions in the classroom. Her work was recently published in Social Education, a social studies journal from NCSS.

In Episode 71, Dan & Michael talk about and Dan interviews award winners, presenters, and attendees at the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2017 Annual Conference in San Francisco, California.

In Episode 70, Michael & Dan chat with Daniel Stuckart to discuss his work connecting the many theories of John Dewey to today. This is probably a good refresher to many, like Michael, who had forgotten about John Dewey from their Education Theory class.

In episode 69, Michael and Dan chat with Amanda E. Vickery to discuss her recent Theory & Research in Social Studies article "'You excluded us for so long and now you want us to be patriotic?': African American Women Teachers Navigating the Quandary of Citizenship." Our conversation challenges the notion of what citizenship is and the many ways in which it can be taught.

In episode 68, Dan and Michael talk with Ehaab Abdou about embracing multiple perspectives in World History, especially Egypt, with TRSE published author Ehaab Abdou.

In episode 67, Dan and Michael talk with Debbie Reese, a tribally enrolled Nambe Owingeh member, an educator and activist, and the founder of the popular American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) website and blog.

In episode 66, Dan and Michael talk with middle school world geography teacher and #WorldGeoChat moderator Chris Heffernan about teaching geography.

In episode 65, Michael & Dan chat with middle school teacher Andrew Swan about his efforts in building an online flipped community through Twitter and the use of blogging!

In episode 64, Dan and Michael chat about elementary social studies with Michigan State professor Anne-Lise Halvorsen.

In episode 63, Michael & Dan discuss a project-based learning approach to government class - using simulations - with Jane Lo. Jane's article "Adolescents Developing Civic Identities: Sociocultural Perspectives on Simulations and Role-Play in a Civic Classroom" was recently published by Theory & Research in Social Education.

In episode 62, Dan and Michael, a professor in the University of Washington Information School and author of “Mindful Tech: How to Bring Balance to our Digital Lives,” about mindful uses of technology in our lives and how to teach it.

In Episode 61, Michael & Dan chat with Chris Clark about his recent Theory & Research in Social Studies article “Examining the Relationship Between Civic Education and Partisan Alignment in Young Voters." Our conversation includes a discussion of building an open classroom environment AND how pizza should not be defined by tomato sauce.

In Episode 60, Michael & Dan chat with Kevin Meuwissen about his recent Theory & Research in Social Studies article “Happy Professional Development at an Unhappy Time”: Learning to Teach for Historical Thinking in a High-Pressure Accountability Context.

In episode 59, Dan and Michael talk with Sara Levy about teaching heritage narratives.

In Episode 58, Michael & Dan chat with Lisa Gilbert about her Theory & Research in Social Studies media review of Assassins Creed, her background in Museum Studies, and finding history outside the classroom!

In episode 57, Dan and Michael talk with Rafranz Davis about real tech.

In episode 56, Dan and Michael chat with Marilyn Cochran-Smith about Teacher Research.

In Episode 55, Michael & Dan chat with Dr. Maribel Santiago about the importance of teaching Mexican-American histories, specifically the Mendez v. Westminster case regarding school segregation.

In Episode 54, Michael & Dan chat with Tim Huijgen about his recent Theory & Research in Social Education which is focused on getting students to take on historical perspectives. We also talk about hats.

In Episode 53, Michael & Dan discuss the concept of acquiring difficult knowledge with guest Jim Garrett. One of the first things we discuss is 'what exactly is difficult knowledge?'

In episode 52, Dan and Michael talk with Theory and Research in Social Education (TRSE) editor Wayne Journell and announce a partnership!

In episode 51, Michael & Dan discuss a civic engagement project Shannon Janovitz and her students created called the Citizenship Challenge. Check out our shownotes for a link to their website!

In episode 50, Dan and Michael engage in an education conversation with middle school math educator, author, and EduColor founder José Vilson.

In episode 49, Dan and Michael chat flipped classrooms with Massachusetts teacher Elizabeth Miller.

In episode 48, Michael & Dan discuss measuring school quality with Jack Schneider. Among other things - including hosting a the podcast HaveYouHeard and serving as an Assistant Professor at Holy Cross - Jack serves as the Director of Research at the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment. Take a listen & you'll learn that the 'perception gap' isn't just your perception of clothes purchased at the Gap versus what they actually look like.

In episode 47, Michael & Dan chat with Pernille Ripp about teaching, being connected, and the Global Read Aloud!

In episode 46, Dan and Michael chat about women in education history with Jenn Binis of EdHistory101.

In episode 45, Michael & Dan chat with five 2016 Teachers of the Year -Tayla Edlund, Ashley Lamb Sinclair, Ryan Kaiser, Audrey Jackson & Tim Royers - about their organization and the need to 'Protect Public Ed.'

In episode 44, our panel of educators answer the questions of teacher candidates from Betsy Barrow's class at the University of North Carolina.

In Episode 43, Michael & Dan discuss student-led conferences with 2016 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Cathy Whitehead. Michael also offers to buy people ice cream.

In Episode 42, Michael & Dan chat with education reporter Allie Gross about the nominee for the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and school choice. To read some of Allie Gross's pieces, check out our show notes for links!

In episode 41, Dan and Michael interview Mandy Stewart of Texas Woman's University on educating refugee and immigrant youth.

In episode 40, Dan and Michael interview Ron Evans of San Diego State University on the history of the social studies.

In episode 39, Michael and Dan discuss supporting transgender students with Amber Briggle and Genevieve Mayet.

In episode 38, Dan and Michael chat with Kathleen Kyzar who provides an overview of special education.

In episode 37, Michael and Dan chat with Dr. Max Klau about leadership development and the importance of creating dedicated time and space to do this.

In episode 36, Dan and Michael chat with educational psychologist and researcher David Berliner about high-stakes testing and the manufactured crisis.

In episode 35, Michael and Dan discuss media literacy and fake news with Renee Hobbs, one of the leading voices in media literacy education, and Annie Jansen, a terrific AP Government teacher from Washington. There is also a brief discussion of the French Revolution and Publius gets a shout out.

In episode 34, Dan and Mike talk teacher activism with 2016 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Shawn Sheehan.

In Episode 33, Michael and Dan chat with educator Chris Hitchcock about her experiences teaching in virtual environments.

In episode 32, Michael and Dan are joined by educators Nate Bowling and Chris Hitchcock to discuss the implications of the 2016 Presidential Election in their classrooms.

In episode 31, Dan and Michael talk Oral Histories in Education with Gabriele Abowd Damico of Indiana University.

In episode 30, Dan and Michael talk Virtual Communities, co-learning, and more with the great Howard Rheingold.

In Episode 29, Dan and Michael discuss the importance of different perspectives in education journalism with Ben Felder, a reporter for The Oklahoman. Also, you will learn what keeps Dan up at night.

In episode 28, Dan and Michael talk with Lisa Dabbs about supporting new teachers, particularly through #ntchat.

In episode 27, Michael and Dan talk about the popular education hashtag #EdChat with one of the creators Tom Whitby.

In episode 26, Dan and Michael talk with 2016 Washington state Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling about school equity and resources.