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Visions of Education

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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    Episode 227: Religious Hegemony in Secondary History Standards with Colleen Fitzpatrick and Anna Yonas

    In episode 227, Dan and Michael chat with Colleen Fitzpatrick and Anna Yonas about their new TRSE article titled, “Reproducing religious hegemony: An analysis of religion in secondary history standards.”

  2. 225

    Epsiode 226: What Youth Want from Discussions with A. J. Schiera and Andrew del Calvo

    In episode 226, Dan and Michael chat with AJ Schiera and Andrew del Calvo about their new TRSE article titled, “What youth want from discussions: Practice, participation, and democracy in social studies (teacher) education.”

  3. 224

    Episode 225: Who are Social Studies Teachers? with Amy Allen & David Hicks

    Episode 225: Who are Social Studies Teachers? with Amy Allen & David Hicks by Visions of Education

  4. 223

    Episode 224: Fascism in K-12 Social Studies Standards with Rob Martinelle

    In episode 224, Dan and Michael chat with Rob Martinelle about his new TRSE article titled, “Back then, over there, never here, never now: Fascism according to K–12 social studies standards.”

  5. 222

    Episode 223: Representation of Women in World History Curriculum with Sara Evers

    In episode 223, Dan and Michael chat with Sara Evers about her new TRSE article titled, “Whose historical thinking? Representation of women in the Digital Inquiry Group’s Reading Like a Historian world history curriculum.”

  6. 221

    Episode 222: Latine Counternarratives in Children's Literature with Melissa Rojas Williams

    In episode 222, Dan and Michael chat with Melissa Rojas Williams about her new TRSE article titled, “‘Algunas personas aquí han venido con coyote como Areli?’: Conceptualizing the Latine civic counternarrative through diverse children’s literature.”

  7. 220

    Episode 221: Embracing Queer Social Studies with Sandra Schmidt

    Episode 221: Embracing Queer Social Studies with Sandra Schmidt by Visions of Education

  8. 219

    Episode 220: Centering Listening and Empathy in Civics with Hilary Conklin & Molly Andolina

    In episode 220, Dan and Michael chat with Hilary Conklin and Molly Andolina about their new TRSE article titled, “ Toward a more empathic, connected, and humanizing democracy: A civics curriculum centering listening and storytelling.”

  9. 218

    Episode 219: The State of Elementary Social Studies with Linda Doornbos, Annie Whitlock, & Maggie Demarse

    Episode 219: The State of Elementary Social Studies with Linda Doornbos, Annie Whitlock, & Maggie Demarse by Visions of Education

  10. 217

    Episode 218: Motivated Reasoning in Teaching Abortion with Rebecca Geller and Jamie Gravell

    In episode 218, Dan and Michael chat with Rebecca Geller and Jamie Gravell about their new TRSE article titled, “‘My thinking has changed but beliefs have not’: Motivated reasoning in learning to teach abortion.”

  11. 216

    Episode 217: Deliberative Dialogues with Judy Pace

    Episode 217: Deliberative Dialogues with Judy Pace by Visions of Education

  12. 215

    Episode 216: Observing Classroom Discussion with Lightning Jay & Abby Reisman

    In episode 216, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay and Abby Reisman about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The social studies discourse instrument: Validating an observation tool for classroom discussions.”

  13. 214

    Episode 215: What is “difficult” in Social Studies Research? with Brittany Jones & Kim Edmondson

    In episode 215, Dan and Michael chat with Brittany Jones & Kim Edmondson about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “What is the word ‘difficult’ doing in social studies research?: A systematic literature review of empirical research on difficult knowledges and histories, 2004–2022.”

  14. 213

    Episode 214: Teaching How to Evaluate Online Information with Elizabeth Reynolds

    In episode 214, Dan and Michael chat with Elizabeth Reynolds about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Teaching students to evaluate online information in social studies: A comparative case study of teachers’ goals and approaches.”

  15. 212

    Episode 213: The Future of Civic Education with Keith Barton & Alex Cuenca

    In episode 213, Dan and Michael chat with Keith Barton and Alex Cuenca about the new book, The Future of Civic Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins.

  16. 211

    Episode 212: Cherokee Storytelling with Traci Sorell

    In episode 212, Dan and Michael chat with Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) about her fiction and nonfiction books for young people.

  17. 210

    Episode 211: Arts Integrated Historical Empathy with Jason Endacott

    In episode 211, Dan and Michael chat with Jason Endacott about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Arts integrated historical empathy: Preservice teachers’ engagement with pluralistic lived experiences and efforts toward instructional application.”

  18. 209

    Episode 210: Mimicry, Imitation, and Simulations Oh My! with Bretton Varga & Erin Adams

    In episode 210, Dan and Michael chat with Bretton Varga and Erin Adams about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Theorizing mimesis across social studies contexts of mimicry, imitation, and simulation.”

  19. 208

    Episode 209: Rupturing Anti-Blackness in Preservice Social Studies w/ Asif Wilson & Rachel McMillian

    In episode 209, Dan and Michael chat with Asif Wilson and Rachel McMillian about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Black teachers in white spaces: Rupturing reproductions of Anti-Blackness in preservice social studies education.”

  20. 207

    Episode 208: Educator Agency within Standards Committees with Lauren Harris & Chris Martell

    In episode 208, Dan and Michael chat with Lauren Harris and Chris Martell about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘I was in the room where it happens’: Educator agency and community within state social studies standards committees.”

  21. 206

    Episode 207: Eugenic Ideology in World History Curriculum with Tadashi Dozono

    In episode 207, Dan and Michael chat with Tadashi Dozono about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Eugenic ideology and the world history curriculum: How eugenic beliefs structure narratives of development and modernity.”

  22. 205

    Episode 206: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) & Affective Citizenship with Patrick Keegan

    In episode 206, Dan and Michael chat with Patrick Keegan about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “What kind of affective citizen? An analysis of state social emotional learning standards.”

  23. 204

    Episode 205: Religion in Elementary Social Studies with Amy Allen

    In episode 205, Dan and Michael chat with Amy Allen about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion.”

  24. 203

    Episode 204: Creating Environments for Open Discussion with Kelly Siegel-Stechler

    In episode 203, Dan and Michael chat with Kelly Siegel-Stechler about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘Conversation is everything’: How teachers and students create environments where open discussion can thrive.”

  25. 202

    Episode 203: Critical Inquiry with Jenni Conrad & Jenni Gallagher

    In episode 203, Dan and Michael chat with Jenni Conrad and Jenni Gallagher about two articles—one with Wendy Chan published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Getting critical with compelling questions: Shifts in elementary teacher candidates’ curriculum planning from inquiry to critical inquiry” and another published in Social Education title, “Designing Questions for Critical Inquiry.”

  26. 201

    Episode 202: Supporting Youth Agency with Ryan Oto

    In episode 202, Dan and Michael chat with Ryan Oto about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘This is for us, not them’: Troubling adultism through a pedagogy of solidarity in youth organizing and activism.”

  27. 200

    Episode 201: Thematically Teaching Public Issues w/ Tradebooks w/ Clabough and colleagues

    In episode 201, Dan and Michael chat about the research project that focuses on thematically teaching public issues with Jeremiah Clabough, Caroline Sheffield, Timothy Litner, & Allie Whitford.

  28. 199

    Episode 200: Civics of Technology with Dan Krutka, Marie Heath, & Jacob Pleasants

    In episode 200, Michael and Dan chat reminisce about Visions of Education beginnings, and then Michael interviews Dan, Marie Heath, and Jacob Pleasants about their Civics of Technology project.

  29. 198

    Episode 199: Critical Economic Literacy Education with Agata Soroko

    In episode 199, Dan and Michael chat with Agata Soroko about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Teaching young people more than 'how to survive austerity': From traditional financial literacy to critical economic literacy education.”

  30. 197

    Episode 198: Unpacking Problems in World History Curriculum with Stephen Jackson

    In episode 198, Dan and Michael chat with Stephen Jackons about his 2022 book, “The patchwork of world history in Texas high schools: Unpacking Eurocentrism, imperialism, and nationalism in the curriculum, 1920-2021.”

  31. 196

    Episode 197: Gender Stereotypes in Elementary with Alyssa Whitford

    In episode 197, Dan and Michael chat with Alyssa Whitford about her article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Understanding and addressing gender stereotypes with elementary children: The promise of an integrated approach.”

  32. 195

    Episode 196: Historical empathy through virtual reality with Timothy Patterson

    In episode 196, Dan and Michael chat with Timothy Patterson about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Virtual reality for the promotion of historical empathy: A mixed-methods analysis.”

  33. 194

    Episode 195: Rethinking Presentism in History Education with James Miles & Lindsay Gibson

    In episode 195, Dan and Michael chat with James Miles and Lindsay Gibson about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Rethinking presentism in history education.”

  34. 193

    Episode 194: Teaching Black and White Fear in U.S. History with Brittany Jones

    In episode 194, Dan and Michael chat with Brittany Jones about her study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Feeling fear as power and oppression: An examination of Black and white fear in Virginia's US history standards and curriculum framework.”

  35. 192

    Episode 193: Unplanned Controversial Issues in the Classroom with Charlot Cassar

    In episode 193, Dan and Michael chat with Charlot (Shar-loh) Cassar about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education along with Ida Oosterheert and Paulien Meijer, “Why teachers address unplanned controversial issues in the classroom.”

  36. 191

    Episode 192: Commemorative Literacies & Labors of Justice in Argentina & Beyond

    In episode 192, Dan and Michael chat with James Damico, Loren Lybarger, and Edward Brudney about their book, “Commemorative Literacies and Labors of Justice: Resistance, Reconciliation, and Recovery in Buenos Aires and Beyond.”

  37. 190

    Episode 191: Necropolitics in Social Studies w/ B.Varga, C.van Kessel, & R.Christ

    In episode 191, Dan and Michael chat with Bretton Varga, Cathryn van Kessel, & Rebecca Christ about their article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Theorizing necropolitics in social studies education.”

  38. 189

    Episode 190: Civic Education through Southeast Asian Deportation Community Defense with Van Anh Tran

    In episode 190, Dan and Michael chat with Van Anh Tran about her article published in Social Studies & the Young Learner, “We Are Here: Civic Education through Southeast Asian Deportation Community Defense.”

  39. 188

    Episode 189: Historical inquiry & Criticality with Maribel Santiago & Tadashi Dozono

    In episode 189, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Maribel Santiago and new guest Tadashi Dozono about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “History is critical: Addressing the false dichotomy between historical inquiry and criticality.”

  40. 187

    Episode 188: Computational Thinking in Social Studies w/ M.Manfra, T.Hammond, & R.Coven

    In episode 188, Dan and Michael chat with Meghan Manfra, Tom Hammond, and Robert Coven about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “ Assessing computational thinking in the social studies.”

  41. 186

    Episode 187: Teaching Historical Reading & Civic Online Reasoning with Sarah McGrew

    In episode 187, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Sarah McGrew about her study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Bridge or byway? Teaching historical reading and civic online reasoning in a US history class.”

  42. 185

    Episode 186: A Critical Place-based Partnership for Antiracist Elem. Soc. St. w/ E.Thacker & A.Bodle

    In episode 186, Dan and Michael chat with friend of the pod Emma Thacker and Aaron Bodle about their study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Seizing the moment: A critical place-based partnership for antiracist elementary social studies teacher education.”

  43. 184

    Episode 185: Teaching Early South Asian American Histories with Mohit Mehta

    In episode 185, Dan and Michael chat with Mohit Mehta about his article published in Social Studies & the Young Learner, “Using Digital Archives to Teach Early South Asian American Histories.”

  44. 183

    Episode 184: The State of Social Studies Teacher Education Research with Lightning Jay

    In episode 184, Dan and Michael chat with Lightning Jay about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The disciplinary and critical divide in social studies teacher education research: A review of the literature from 2009–2019.”

  45. 182

    Episode 183: Civic-oriented Practices of Black male Teacher-Coaches with Daniel Thomas III

    In episode 183, Dan and Michael chat with Daniel Thomas III about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘If I can help somebody”: The civic-oriented thought and practices of Black male teacher-coaches.”

  46. 181

    Episode 182: Third-grade Students’ Sensemaking about Enslavement with Ryan Hughes

    In episode 182, Dan and Michael chat with Ryan Hughescal about his study published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “‘What is slavery?’: Third-grade students’ sensemaking about enslavement through historical inquiry.”

  47. 180

    Episode 181: Telling Untold Stories of Marginalized Groups through Comics w/ Steph Manuel

    In episode 181, Dan and Michael chat with Steph Manuel about using comic books to tell the untold stories of marginalized groups.

  48. 179

    Episode 180: Cultural Citizenship in 5th-grade Social Studies with Anna Falkner & Katherina Payne

    In episode 180, Dan and Michael chat with Anna Falkner and Katherina Payne about their publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, ““Courage to take on the bull”: Cultural citizenship in fifth-grade social studies.”

  49. 178

    Episode 179: Building 21st Century School Communities w/ C. Kramer, A. Lester, & K. Wilcox

    In episode 179, Dan and Michael chat with Catherine Kramer, Amanda Lester, and Kristen Wilcox about their publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “College, career, and civic readiness: Building school communities that prepare youth to thrive as 21st century citizens.”

  50. 177

    Episode 178: Feminist social studies teachers with Kaylene Stevens

    In episode 178, Dan and Michael chat with Kaylene Stevens about her new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “How the 2016 US presidential election and the #MeToo movement impacted feminist social studies teachers.”

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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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