Teaching History to Kids in a Way that Engages Them

<p>In episode 481, I chat with <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-refinski-m-ed-6102ba15/">Joe Refinski</a><a href= "https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781643133140">,</a> a history teacher.</p> <p>Listen as he talks about:</p> <ul> <li>How he fell in love with the subject of history as a kid</li> <li>Why he chose to teach history vs. being a lawyer</li> <li>How he knew he was supposed to be a history teacher</li> <li>Where his passion comes from</li> <li>How he keeps his excitement for teaching when things can be challenging </li> <li>Why he chose to get involved in writing the standards </li> <li>How he engages his students and lets them have their voice be heard</li> <li>How he teaches each student how they learn best and gets them to think</li> <li>Why he feels reading and writing is important for kids to learn well</li> <li>His thoughts on the pandemic with his view on history and how it will be taught in the future</li> </ul>