Simona Stankutė joins our podcast to talk about her recent residency with EuroClio and the work done by her colleagues at the Lithuanian History Teachers' Association creating an alternative history curriculum. We talk about challenges of overcrowded curricula , the steps needed to change a curriculum, and how teachers in Lithuania are in dialogue with the government in shaping the future of history teaching there.
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Episode 36: Teaching controversies with Judy Pace
Em. prof. dr. Judith Pace (University of San Francisco, USA) joins our podcast to talk about her research on teaching controversial topics, notably her latest academic work in South Africa, while also sharing some tips and recommendations for teachers. Judy's latest article, Deliberative dialogues with preservice teachers in Bosnia-Herzegovina and South Africa using a gradient of controversy approach, discussed in the podcast episode, was published shortly after this podcast.
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Episode 35: What's going on in America?
In this episode Andreas Holtberget speaks with Jessica Ellison from the National Council for History Education in the United States. They talk about the challenges arising from Trump's re-election, from defunding of education and the chilling effects of his many executive orders to book banning and teacher solidarity in response.
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Episode 34: 'Teaching History' with Jonathon Dallimore
In this episode, Andreas Holtberget speaks with Jonathon Dallimore, Executive Officer for the History Teachers' Association of New South Wales (HTANSW) on his recently published book, 'Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers'.
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Episode 33: Global perspectives in history teaching
Andreas Holtberget is joined by Dominic Studer to talk about global history and why we should teach it. Dominic has over the last few years been working on a project titled Globalgeschichtliche Perspektiven im Schweizer Geschichtsunterricht (Global perspectives in Swiss History Education) and he shares some of the findings and results of this project. How did the Swiss teachers involved "globalise" the topics they teach and what did their students make of it all?
The EuroClio Podcast 'Past Times - Talking and Teaching History' is a podcast series for and by history educators. The aim of the podcast is to discuss topics and ideas that are relevant for the teaching of history, to inspire each other and learn from some of the great minds that are part of our community.