Episodes
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Constitutional Convention
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
In this week's episode, we discuss the key ideas from the Constitutional Convention. We focus in on the main points students need to understand and discuss a few instructional strategies for teaching the Constitutional Convention. Enjoy!
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Articles of Confederation
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
In this episode, we dig into the Articles of Confederation, focusing on what students need to know. We discuss how the Articles of Confederation are influenced by the American Revolution and how they impact American culture and beliefs. Plus, we add in a few fun and engaging student centered strategies for teaching this traditionally mundane unit.
As always, thanks for listening.
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Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Students Speak - Road to Revolution
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Today's episode is a special mini-episode where students discuss their opinions about the Road to Revolution and how it impacted the American Revolution. The identify the key issues of this Era and they discuss how some of these issues still plauge America today! This is what teaching is all about my friends.
Tweet us at @lindseymstevens and @coachlafollett.
As always, thanks for listening.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Road to Revolution - Part 3 - The Politics Finished
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
This episode is the final episode of a three part series on the Road to Revolution. In this episode we will discuss the events leading to the American Revolution beginning with the Boston Massacre. We will talk about ways to engage our students with the content and we will identify the key concepts students need to understand about this Era of American History.
Tweet us at @lindseymstevens and @coachlafollett for any resources mentioned in today's episode.
As always, thanks for listening.
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Road to Revolution - Part 2 - The Politics
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
In this episode, we continue with the Road to American Revolution. We will look at the first few issues that occured during the decade before the American Revolution, including the Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Townsend Acts. We will disucss the issues surrounding these events and a few fun ways to teach them to kids!
This was such a long epidosde, we decided to split it into two parts. So be looking for Part 2 soon!
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@lindseymstevens
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Monday Sep 10, 2018
Road to Revolution - Part 1 - The Economics
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Check out episode #1 of a two-part series on the Road to American Revolution. This episode focuses on the economic factors that led the American colonists to rebel against Britain. Send us a tweet to get any resources mentioned in the Podcast.
Lindsey Stevens - @lindseymstevens
Kevin LaFollett - @coachlafollett
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
Self-Government in Colonial America
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018
In this episode we discuss the Colonization Era and how self-government developed in colonial America. We will focus on the Essential Question of, "How does a culture of self-government develop in America?"
Thanks for listening and let us know what you think!
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