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Arizona Civics Podcast
Welcome to the Arizona Civics Podcast. This podcast aims to share our journey of sustaining Arizona’s interests in reforms to civic education by working with civic educators in our state. This work is being done by the Center for American Civics at Arizona State University. I am your host, Liz Evans, Civic Education Program Director at ASU, and I will interview Arizona teachers, content experts, and leaders in civic education. We hope you enjoy our journey to make Arizona a national civics model!
Episodes
25 episodes
Revisiting Hamilton’s Legacy Through A New Lens
In this episode, our guest, Dr. Andrew Porwancher, helps us explore how a founding father with Jewish roots shaped the early American landscape. This episode delves into Alexander Hamilton's fascinating Hamilton's overlooked Jewish heritage. Jo...
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Less Stress, More Learning: Simple Ways to Discuss Policy and Politics in Your Classroom
Recorded initially on March 13th during a Civic Learning Week Webinar:Learn how to discuss policy and politics in your classroom with less stress! This panel features Dr. Bill Bianco, Research Lead of
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:01:18
Myths & Misconceptions of the Constitution & a Wheel of Cheese
Join us for this episode where we debunk common misconceptions about the United States Constitution and learn some cool new facts. In this episode, we will explore popular beliefs about the Constitution and separate fact from fiction. Our guest...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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55:49
Reflection on Teacher Training with the EAD
Tammy, Jeremy, Tara, and Liz reflect on the training and implementation of the EAD taskforce with the hopes that other entities can learn from their experience.
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Season 2
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41:14
Veteran's Day with Dylan Dalzotto
In this episode, we discuss the history and importance of Veterans' Day and how Veterans are the ultimate primary source, and why they should speak in classrooms!
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23:27
The Official Arizona Historian: Marshall Trimble
This episode features Marshall Trimble, the official Arizona State Historian. Jeff and Liz are joined by Dylan Dalzotto, Veterans Program Director as we discuss Marshall's service in the Marines, how he got to be the historian, and a few colorf...
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Season 2
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42:41
EAD Educator Erika Tornberg Discusses Blending Civics into World History
Flowing Wells Teacher Erika Tornberg discusses blending Civics into World History using little tweaks instead of big steps. In this episode, Erika talked about how she took a lesson on Hammurabi's Code and elevated it using school rules and the...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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24:48
Why I Teach with Emanuel Rodriguez, Ashley Crose, and Allison Ekren
In this episode, our intern, Emanuel, interviews two civic education rock stars to discuss what got them into teaching and what keeps them teaching.Allison Ekren is an 8th-grade social science teacher at Basha High School's Accelerated ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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49:28
EAD Educator Chryste Berda Discusses Civic Accessibility for Elementary Students
In this episode, Chryste Berda discusses how she and a team of educators took some of their pain points for 3rd grade Arizona History and utilized the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap to facilitate more inquiry in elementary classrooms....
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21:01
EAD Educator Maria James Discusses Inquiry in Elementary Social Studies
This episode features one of our EAD Taskforce Educators, Maria James, an Elementary Social Studies and Science Specialist in Mesa. Maria discusses the importance of inquiry in elementary social studies and how her district brought more Indigen...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:02
Civic Education and Engagement in Rural Arizona with Chantelle Taylor and Ryan Richins
In this episode, I am joined by Chantelle Taylor of Holbrook and Ryan Richins of Saint Johns, Arizona, to discuss the importance of civic outreach and civic engagement opportunities for Arizona’s rural area students and teachers. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:46
The Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with Sarah Suggs
In this episode, we are joined by Sarah Suggs, President and CEO of Sandra Day O'Connor Institue for American Democracy. We discuss Justice O'Connor and how the Institute carries on her legacy of civi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:41
The Three Sentence Summary with Dr. Luke Perez
In this episode, we talked to Dr. Luke Perez, an Assistant Professor at the School of Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. He shares his method for creating a quick summary for anything from Federalist 10 to a 1000-page ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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46:43
Meet the Civic Education Directors!
In this episode, you will be introduced to Jeff Davis and Liz Evans, the Civic Education Program Directors at the Center for Political Thought and Leadership. We will talk about the projects we are working on and how we plan to move the needle ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:57
Interview with Jack Holder, WWII Vet and Pearl Harbor Survivor
Today is a very special episode as we speak with Jack Holder, Pearl Harbor Survivor, WWII Veteran, US Navy Aviator, and Arizona Resident. Following the Pearl Harbor Attack, Jack flew in well over 100 important U.S. Navy missions in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:03:14
Five Design Challenges Part 2
Every meaningful change has challenges associated with it. This episode explores the tensions and dilemmas within the EAD Roadmap and how they are connected with the Seven Themes we've previously discussed. In this second part of the two-part p...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:51
Five Design Challenges Part 1
Every meaningful change has challenges associated with it. This episode explores the tensions and dilemmas within the EAD Roadmap and how they are connected with the Seven Themes we've previously discussed. In this part 1 of the two-part podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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23:14
Actionable Models of Inquiry and Writing Good Questions
Join me as I talk to Jeremy and Tara about Costa's Levels of Questioning. We discuss how to meet students where they are and engage them in their learning by teaching them how to write a good question using the Little Mermaid as a starting poin...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:54
Inquiry Based Learning
In this episode, we take classes from passive to active learning by showing students what inquiry can do for their understanding of history. We discuss what inquiry is, what it is not, and resources for teachers. Teacher Resources
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:26
Six Pedagogical Practices: The HOW of the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap
This episode looks at the HOW of the EAD Roadmap by examining the six core pedagogical practices. How does this get implemented in our classrooms? How do we move from passive learning to active learning? Join me as I talk with Jeremy, Tara, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:55
Primary Sources and the EAD
What are primary sources? Why are they important? What is the best way to overcome roadblocks? This episode discusses these questions and how to best use primary sources to elevate civics and learning! Join Tammy, Tara, Jeremy, and me as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:22
The Seven Themes- Part II
I'm joined by Jeremy Gypton, Tara Bartlett, and Tammy Waller as we discuss the next four themes of the EAD; A New Government & Constitution, Institutional & Social Transformation, A People in the World, and Contemporary Debates & Po...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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34:53
The Seven Themes- Part I
I'm joined by Jeremy Gypton, Tara Bartlett, and Tammy Waller as we discuss the first three themes of the EAD; Civic Participation, Our Changing Landscapes, and We the People.Thank you for joining us on our journey as we dive into ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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25:54
Educating for American Democracy- the Introduction
Thank you for joining us on our journey as we dive into Educating for American Democracy and discuss how with a team of Arizona civic teacher leaders, we aim to implement this in the state of Arizona. This work is being done ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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25:35