The Teaching History Her Way Podcast · CherylAnne Amendola

Unleash Learning with Joe Schmidt

September 4, 2024·46 min·4 clips
Joe Schmidt describes how a student-led coup in his classroom removed him as George Washington, sparking chaos and live tweets.
Sherrilyn Amendola interviews Joe Schmidt about effective social studies teaching, focusing on inquiry-based learning, technology integration, and fostering student curiosity. Schmidt shares practical strategies, including using evidence and open-ended questions, and recounts memorable classroom experiences like a student-led coup during a constitutional convention simulation.

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A steady case for inquiry, curiosity, and fuller social studies classrooms.

Joe Schmidt and Sherrilyn Amendola keep the conversation grounded in inquiry based social studies, where curiosity matters more than memorizing the one right answer.

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If your classroom has drifted toward one-answer thinking, this episode pushes back.

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