The Teaching History Her Way Podcast · CherylAnne Amendola

Teaching with FIELD: A Conversation with the Authors of The Social Studies FIELD Guide

June 20, 2025·39 min·3 clips
A student who led a class coup challenged his teacher to make history lessons more like government class.
Sherrilyn Amendola interviews Glenn Wiebe and Joe, co-authors of the Social Studies Field Guide, about their framework for improving history education through foundational evidence, inquiry, ed tech, and learning design. They share personal teaching stories, practical strategies like 'hikes' for classroom engagement, and emphasize making social studies more engaging and accessible for all teachers.

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A practical case for better questions, deeper inquiry, and fuller history teaching.

Glenn Wiebe and Joe use the conversation to press on a simple point: social studies gets stronger when it asks better questions. Sherrilyn Amendola keeps bringing the discussion back to classroom practice, linking a fuller and more diverse human story to primary sources,…

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