Podcasts by The PDX Roundtable
The PDX Roundtable is an ongoing, meaningful and exciting conversation for Social Studies teachers. Active analysis of events both current and historical culminates in practical classroom strategy suggestions and lesson plan ideas. The PDX Roundtable fosters Social Studies excellence.This is a trip worth taking and you can join in with your comments, questions and suggestions! There are NO FREE RIDES.We are all individuals with valuable contributions to make.TIME TO BRING THEM TO THE TABLE!Follow on Twitter @PDXTablePodcast
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Episode 9 The PDX Roundtable #10- Connecting with Today's High School Students from 2018-04-04T04:00
Teachers! Have you ever wondered what made a High Schooler tick?
Have you ever wanted to connect with them in a more effective way?
Take a listen to some of your colleagues wrestle w...
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The PDX Roundtable #9- Book Club: Industrial Society and Its Future" aka The Unabomber Manifesto byTed Kaczynski from 2018-01-31T05:00
Today we take a look into the mind of one of America's most notorious criminals. Join us as we discuss his ideas, his motivations and how to use this fascinating primary source in your classroom...
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The PDX Roundtable #8- Book Club: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder from 2017-10-23T04:00
Today's book club is a discussion on 2017's "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder. We discuss the nature of tyranny, if history really repeats itself and how can the citizens of a country ensure that t...
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The PDX Roundtable #7- Book Club: Valiant Ambition from 2016-10-27T04:00
Benedict Arnold has gone down in history as THE greatest scoundrel in America's history. But does he deserve all of the hate? What caused him to turn on his countrymen and was he justified? Thes...
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The PDX Roundtable #6- Book Club: The Wright Brothers from 2016-04-27T04:00
In today's show we discuss David McCullough's newest book, "The Wright Brothers". During our talk we try and connect the story of these two American legends to our own History, Psychology and Ec...
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The PDX Roundtable #5- Lost Presidents: The Life and Times of James A. Garfield from 2016-04-22T04:00
James A. Garfield, one of America's most bearded presidents, has seemingly been lost to history. We at The PDX Roundtable are seeking to change that. Join us as we attempt to give James his prop...
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The PDX Roundtable #4- 1916: A Year in Review from 2016-04-13T04:00
In this episode we travel one hundred years in the past to 1916! Join us as we talk about the 1916 presidential election, the atrocities of World War I and Mary the Murdering Elephant
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The PDX Roundtable #3- Book Club: Fahrenheit 451 from 2016-04-13T04:00
Our third episode offers an invigorating discussion of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic “Fahrenheit 451”. Join us as we explore the origins of the novel, discuss social order versus personal fr...
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The PDX Roundtable #2- Book Club: Devil in the Grove from 2016-04-13T04:00
In this episode we cover the book "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America" by Gilbert King. We discuss our thoughts on the book, justice and ra...
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The PDX Roundtable #1- Life in a Blended Classroom from 2016-04-13T04:00
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the PDX Roundtable! We are excited to share out thoughts on the future of education and the pros and cons of a blended classroom.
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