This episode features Marshall Trimble, the official Arizona State Historian. Jeff and Liz are joined by Dylan Dalzotto, Veterans Program Director as we discuss Marshall's service in the Marines, how he got to be the historian, and a few colorful stories about Arizona. 

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Flowing Wells Teacher Erika Tornberg discusses blending Civics into World History using little tweaks instead of big steps. In this episode, Erika talked about how she took a lesson on Hammurabi's Code and elevated it using school rules and the Arizona Constitution in her 6th-grade classroom. 

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In this episode, our intern, Emanuel, interviews two civic education rock stars to discuss what got them into teaching and what keeps them teaching.

Allison Ekren is an 8th-grade social science teacher at Basha High School's Accelerated Middle School. 

Ashley Crose is a social sciences teacher at Saguaro High School. 

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In this episode, Chryste Berda discusses how she and a team of educators took some of their pain points for 3rd grade Arizona History and utilized the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap to facilitate more inquiry in elementary classrooms. 

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This episode features one of our EAD Taskforce Educators, Maria James, an Elementary Social Studies and Science Specialist in Mesa. Maria discusses the importance of inquiry in elementary social studies and how her district brought more Indigenous history and sources into the classroom.

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In this episode, I am joined by Chantelle Taylor of Holbrook and Ryan Richins of Saint Johns, Arizona, to discuss the importance of civic outreach and civic engagement opportunities for Arizona’s rural area students and teachers. 


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In this episode, we are joined by Sarah Suggs, President and CEO of Sandra Day O'Connor Institue for American Democracy. We discuss Justice O'Connor and how the Institute carries on her legacy of civic education, engagement, and civil discourse.

We encourage you to celebrate and honor Justice O'Connor by ensuring civics is taught in schools and celebrating Sandra Day O'Connor Day on September 25.






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In this episode, we talked to Dr. Luke Perez, an Assistant Professor at the School of Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. He shares his method for creating a quick summary for anything from Federalist 10 to a 1000-page book! This precis method helps students develop a summary to understand their reading and develop questions. This method is accessible to middle grades and up!

Download the guide at Rebuilding Arizona Civics! 


Suggested Reading: How to Read a book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

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In this episode, you will be introduced to Jeff Davis and Liz Evans, the Civic Education Program Directors at the Center for Political Thought and Leadership. We will talk about the projects we are working on and how we plan to move the needle forward on civic education in Arizona!

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Today is a very special episode as we speak with Jack Holder,  Pearl Harbor Survivor, WWII Veteran, US Navy Aviator, and Arizona Resident.  Following the Pearl Harbor Attack, Jack flew in well over 100 important U.S. Navy missions in World War II including:

• The infamous 1942 Battle of Midway.
• Guadalcanal and all the Solomon Islands.
• The English Channel and Bay of Biscay on the west coast of France.

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