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social studies conneCTion
Social studies education inspires all students for lifelong inquiry and informed civic action. Join social studies leaders, Steve Armstrong and Tony Roy, as they connect with educators and advocates from across the state. Each episode will include entertaining dialogue, insights into best practices, and practical connections to social studies standards. Produced by the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies.
Podcasting since 2022 • 61 episodes
social studies conneCTion
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Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas
Over the last three decades, Stephanie Thomas has dedicated her professional life to career advising and problem solving for nonprofit organizations, running her own business and serving as a state representative of the 143rd district. Sworn in...
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Julia Miller, 2025 Connecticut Teacher of the Year
The 2005 Connecticut Teacher of the Year, Julia Miller is a proud New Haven Public Schools teacher, parent, and alumni. Julia is a social studies teacher committed to anti-racist education and project based learning. Her goal for her students i...
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Greg Frank and Brian Zawodniak and Teaching Through Living History
Greg Frank is a social studies teacher from South Windsor who has taught high school and middle school history for 30 years. Greg used to be a Civil War reenactor and is now Revolutionary War re-enactor. He met Brian Zawodniak in co...
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Rhonan Mokrisi and Embracing Authenticity as Historian
Rhonan Mokrisi is a native of Connecticut, who graduated from Boston College undergraduate and Southern Connecticut State University as a grad student. For 29 years, he has been teaching at his alma mater, Salisbury School, in the far northwest...
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Matt Warshauer and Teaching the 9/11 Generation
Matt Warshauer returns to the podcast. He's been working as a history professor at Central Connecticut State University, as the host to the Connecticut History Day, and a member of the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies Board of D...
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