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This episode continues the conversation of Critical Race Theory and about the manufactured crisis in history classrooms.  Learn more about what CRT actually is, that it is not being taught in history classrooms, and how legislation against supposed CRT  is hurting teachers and students because it eroding trust and relationships between teachers and parents, it is not allowing teachers to fully represent their student populations in the curriculum, and it is keeping actual critical conversations that involve race and identity out of the classroom even though it is impossible to divorce race and history in America.  Thank you to
Kelsea Savarimuthu, Florida teacher, for sharing her experience and expertise.

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You are in for a treat!  In this episode, Dan Lewer of History 4 Humans is here to talk to us all about the importance of storytelling in history classes.  Build empathy, include more student experiences, and draw in learners with some of the storytelling techniques that Dan suggests.

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As a graduate student I finally realized the importance of historiography, or the study of historical writing.  I kind of like to call it "the history of history."  Brandon Eldridge recently published a paper about the changing historiography of the Civil War.  In this episode he and I talk bout how important it is for teachers to know the ever-changing landscape of historical study.  Knowing and understanding the different interpretations of history over time and across ideologies helps us as teachers better understand our field.  Furthermore, studying historiography helps students realize that history isn't static and builds critical thinking skills.

Read Brandon Eldridge's paper here: https://openspaces.unk.edu/grad-review/vol1/iss1/7/
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In this episode, Nathan McAllister, 2010 Kansas and National History Teacher of the Year talks about "Why not"?  When a student has an idea, help them be brilliant even if it wasn't in the plan.  This philosophy led to Nate's students working to successfully enact legislation, to building on the football field, to discovering that Seman school district was named after an active and proud KKK member and fighting to change the name of the school and district.  

AP News coverage of Seman High Name Change

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If you're a history teacher, you've heard about and perhaps have been subject to laws that prohibit you from teaching Critical Race Theory,  or CRT, in your classroom.   You also may have never even heard of CRT until it became a political buzzword used to divide.  And chances are you were not and are not teaching it considering it is an advanced, complex academic theory.  Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, a law professor at the U.C.L.A. is known for coining the term and CRT points out the existence of racial disparities that have continued over time in the United States and points to systemic issues rather than individual racists that create and uphold these disparities.  CRT also acknowledges that race is a societal construct and is not biological and that those who experience racism should and deserve to have their voices amplified.

The first in a series of episodes in which I interview how laws prohibiting teaching "CRT" in schools affects history teachers in different regions among a spectrum of identities, Katie Kinder, a public school teacher in Oklahoma, talks about Oklahoma HB1775.  She gives us her opinion about why it is wrong, how it has affected her teaching, and the ways she is resisting by teaching the truth.

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In this week's episode, I chat with Luiz Bravim about how we speak in our classrooms.  We talk about both our language choices and technique and how those two things influence students' experiences in our classes.  Luiz offers us practical advice for improving how we speak!

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The time around the Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. I love fall colors, the smell of the fire, and fall foods. I also love the idea of gratitude and that this is a time of thankfulness and reflection. However, there are so many myths surrounding Thanksgiving, some of which are downright lies, that we have to help our students unlearn, so this time of year also offers us the opportunity to teach historically accurate material and empathy in a way that ties into something that our students either experience through their own celebrations or by seeing Thanksgiving in popular culture.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving
• George Washington and Thanksgiving
• Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
• Sarah Josepha Hale's Letter

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I had the best time at the George Washington Teacher's Institute!  I learned so much from many experts and I have quite a lot to tell you.  In this week's episode, I talk to you about George Washington's teeth, but not in the way you expect.  We can be really deliberate about who we center, even if we're talking about POTUS 1's crusty old dentures.

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This spring and summer I got lucky enough to be a WAMS Ambassador for the Women and the American Story program at the New-York Historical Society.  I can't emphasize enough how wonderful this resource is, and in this episode, I tell you a bit about WAMS, but also highlight three women that struck me as incredibly interesting:  Weetamoo, a sachem in the Wampanoag confederacy, Sarah Roelfs Kierstede van Borsum, a Dutch woman who served as  Lenni Lenape interpreter, and Sybilla Masters, the first person to have a patent in the English colonies.

Women and the American Story

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In this episode, I chat with 2018  Idaho History Teacher of the Year, Kelly Holder, about teaching civil rights in the elementary classroom.  Kelly is a 5th-grade teacher at Maple Grove Elementary in Boise, Idaho.  She shares her expertise and some tips about how to help even our youngest students learn about justice and equality

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