Book Recommendation: Bring History and Civics to Life:

Do I have an awesome book for you to preorder! You can hear all about it in my latest podcast, linked in the above menu or you can listen to the embedded episode OR you can listen from wherever you stream podcasts. In the latest book review episode, I talk to Karalee Wong Nakatsuka and Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff about their upcoming publication, “Bring History and Civics to Life: Lessons and Strategies to Cultivate Informed, Empathetic Citizens.”  Their book is an invitation to history, civics, and social studies teachers (and all teachers, actually!) to bring empathy, educational technology, and community into the classroom.  Karalee & Laurel offer teachers, from beginners to the most advanced, ways to make their classrooms places where representation matters and educational technology can be used to help drive learning and social-emotional learning skills.  You really don’t want to miss this episode or miss out on reading their fantastic book. The book is published by The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and is set to come out in August 2022.

You can pre-order from the ISTE website by clicking here or going to http://iste.org/History2Life.   Use discount code HISTORY-HERWAY

Presidential Conspiracies 101 with Stephen Knott – The Teaching History Her Way Podcast

Send us Fan MailConspiracy theories about our presidents aren't a modern invention, they've been part of American politics since the very beginning. In this episode of Teaching History Her Way, I chat  with Stephen Knott, author of Conspirator in Chief (University Press of Kansas), to dig into the long history of presidential conspiracy theories and what they reveal about the presidency and Americans themselves.Stephen shares the throughline connecting suspicion, fear, and power across two centuries of U.S. history, and offers classroom-ready ways to help students separate evidence from speculation. It was really interesting to talk with Stephen and unpack how educators can use this history to help students think critically about our leaders, and how the beliefs they espoused affected the people.Listen for a fascinating look at history's most persistent rumors, how to teach them well, and what we can learn from them about the present.Let's be friends and continue the conversation!Instagram: @teachinghistoryherwayX: http://www.twitter.com/historyherwayOn the Web/Blog: https://www.teachinghistoryherway.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/teachinghistoryherwayBlueSky: @historyherway.bsky.socialSupport the production of the Teaching History Her Way Podcast by purchasing some really great history tees.  Click here to shop now or go to www.teachinghistoryherway.com and click on "Merch."
  1. Presidential Conspiracies 101 with Stephen Knott
  2. From Research to Exhibit: Letting Students Tell the Story of History
  3. Moving Beyond Memorization: Using Hexagonal Thinking to Deepen Student Thinking
  4. Teaching is an Act of Hope
  5. Teaching About Religion with Dr. Tim Hall: Why It Matters and How to Do It

“Bring History and Civics to Life: Lessons and Strategies to Cultivate Informed, Empathetic Citizens” ISBN: 9781564849359

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