In Episode 86, Michael chats with Bruce A. Lesh about his book "Why Wont You Just Tell Us the Answer?”: Teaching Historical Thinking in Grades 7 - 12. Bruce fields questions from participants in a book club study with #sschat. In this interview, Bruce discusses the benefits of historical thinking, teacher prep, assessments and how to make a good historical investigation.

Episode 86: Discussing Historical Thinking with Bruce A. Lesh

Visions of Education is an education podcast where education professor Dan Krutka and high school social studies teacher Michael Milton have conversations with educators to discuss their big ideas in education. VoE also partners with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and associated groups to provide the latest from classroom teachers, education, professors, and researchers on social studies education.

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