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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 12h

🎬 The 10th episode of the Hollywood or History? Podcast is live! I talk with Dr. Sarah Kaka & award-winning teacher Lucas George about teaching inequality & inequity in history.

Watch here 👉 youtu.be/Y6k_ed8xD-c

#HollywoodOrHistory #Education #HistoryEducation #SocialStudies #Teaching

Teaching Inequality with Hidden Figures | Hollywood or History Ep. 10

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

When Hollywood or History? host Dr. Scott Roberts isn’t reading, writing, or podcasting about using films effectively in the classroom, he’s busy making holes in one! ⛳️

🏌️‍♂️ First hole-in-one — 10/06/2025 at Red Tail Golf Course!

#HollywoodOrHistory #RedTailGolfCourse #HoleInOne #GolfGoals

horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 5d

Big thanks to Dr. Amber Godwin for her review of the Hollywood or History? Cartoon Volume in Teachers College Record! 🙌 Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

#EdResearch #SocialStudies #HistoryEd

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 7d

The 2nd-to-last Hollywood or History? podcast episode drops next Wed!

In the meantime, revisit where it all started—my article “Effectively Using Social Studies Textbooks in Historical Inquiry” in Social Studies Research & Practice.

www.proquest.com/docview/3142...

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 14d

🎙️ New Hollywood or History? episode!

Ep. 9 explores how we teach traumatic events in K–12 classrooms.
🔹 Dr. Paul Yoder on the volume’s development
🔹 Dr. Leona Calkins on teaching Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Link can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TilY...

Teaching Trauma, Genocide & Resilience Through Filmwith Dr. Paul Yoder & Leona Calkins Ep. 9

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 15d

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#film #studentengagement #inquirybasedlearning | National Council for the Social Studies

📚 NEW to the NCSS Bookstore! The C3 Framework and Film is a must-have resource for K–12 classrooms, curriculum coordinators, and teacher educators interested in using film transform social studies lea...

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 20d

My new book is here! 🎉 The C3 Framework and Film explores how movies can transform K–12 social studies through inquiry, literacy & critical thinking. 🎬📚 Classroom-ready lessons inside! Get your copy 👉 ncss.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/b...

#C3Framework #SocialStudies

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 21d

Shoutout to Drs. Hilburn, Brown Buchanan, Ward & Journell for their new article “From Box Office to the Classroom” in the Sept 2025 Social Education! A great tool for Step 1 of #HollywoodOrHistory. Check it out + Ep1 of the podcast 🎬🎙️ youtu.be/puIP0IaEdFY?...

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 22d

RIP to Robert Redford. Though many of his history-based films weren’t covered in Hollywood or History (including my fave Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), his Great Gatsby was and will be the focus of a future article I co-authored in The History Teacher. Happy trails to one of the greats.

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 New Episode! 🎙️ Hollywood or History? Ep. 8 has dropped!

I talk w/ Dr. Timothy Monreal & Dr. Jesús Tirado about teaching #WorldHistory w/ Apocalypto + their new #LatinxHistory volume.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9AZ...

#HistoryTeachers #EdChat #TeachingHistory

Teaching Ancient Civilizations with Apocalypto | Hollywood or History Ep. 8

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 4

World History episode of Hollywood or History? lands next week! 🎉
Can’t wait? Hear me on WCMU’s Central Focus where I somehow cover a world history book, Mel Gibson, AND No Direction Home in one convo 🤯
👉 radio.wcmu.org/show/central...

Central Focus: Hollywood or History

Scott Roberts is a Professor of Social Studies Education at CMU. He has worked with colleagues as a co-editor on a series of books, “Hollywood or History.”

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎉 7 years married! Dinner, drinks, & a little historical analysis of Sinners—because nothing says romance like fact-checking with your wife. ❤️ #Anniversary #HollywoodOrHistory

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 27

✨ New #PodcastEpisode! Dr. Scott Roberts & Kate Van Haren show how An American Tail can bring immigration, labor history & cultural identity to life in the elementary classroom 🎬🍎 Watch now 👉 youtu.be/C8zhnqSAbk8

Teaching Immigration & Identity with An American Tail | Hollywood or History Ep. 7

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hello Everyone,

If you are anxiously awaiting the next episode of the Hollywood or History? podcast to drop next week, check out my appearance on CMU's the Search Bar podcast from November 2024.
www.cmich.edu/podcast/epis...

Learning through film: Navigating truth, history, and Hollywood

Using films in classrooms isn't new, but using them purposefully as teaching tools presents unique challenges.

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 14

The 6th episode of the Hollywood or History? Podcast dropped today. In this episode we discuss using the Hollywood or History strategy to analyze television shows The featured lesson plan concerns voting with episodes of Black-ish and Last Man Standing.
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Teaching Voting & Civic Issues with Sitcoms | Hollywood or History Ep. 6

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Jem Duducu @jem-duducu.bsky.social · Aug 10

@horhpodcast.bsky.social I like what you’re doing…

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June Blackwell 🏳️‍⚧️ @juniperablackwell.bsky.social · Aug 10

Here goes Wicked with Historians at the Movies! Notes, flying monkeys coming at you! #HATM

Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fine. It's time for a musical. Welcome to Historians At The Movies! Tonight we are talking about WICKED on Prime Video at 8pm eastern. #HATM 1/

Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · Aug 4

This week Historians At The Movies goes on the road to Oz! Join us on Prime Video this Sunday, August 10 at 8pm eastern for WICKED.

Keep #HATM singing by sharing this post and we’ll see you soon!

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thanks Jem,

I definitely need to read your book! On my summer reading list. My books are lesson plans for teachers to help students use primary/secondary sources to determine the accuracy of film clips. Would love some feedback on the pod or books down the road.

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hello Everyone,
I am happy to announce there will be another volume in the Hollywood or History series. Please find the call for proposals for Dr. Amy Allen and Dr. David Hicks’ volume: Hollywood or History?: Teaching Global Citizenship Education Through Film in K–20 Classrooms. Questions, DM me.

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks Brad, it is to help K-12 social studies teachers and teacher educators use Hollywood film (along with other media) effectively in the classroom. Students use primary and secondary sources to critically analyze the accuracy of movies. If you get a chance would love to get your feedback. Cheers

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 31

Episode 5 of the Hollywood or History Podcast? has been released. I talk with Dr. Mark Pearcy to explore how films like Saving Private Ryan and Glory can help students evaluate the ethics and realities of war through the lens of Just War Theory. youtu.be/V8KhTWxTQn0

Teaching War Through Film: Saving Private Ryan & Just War Theory | Hollywood or History Ep. 5

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 17

Episode 4 of Hollywood or History? pod is out today! In this episode Dr. Scott Roberts speaks with Drs. Pennington, Fortune, Tackett & Horst on using The One and Only Ivan to teach elementary students about empathy, activism, and civic engagement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJ2...

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 11

It's Hollywood or History? podcast host Scott Roberts' 50 birthday today. For a great b-day gift like, follow, and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube or where ever you get your podcasts. (Image: Losing a bet to 8th graders circa 2009). www.youtube.com/@hollywoodor...

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 2

Episode 3 of Hollywood or History? pod, drops today. We explore how the Disney film Pocahontas can be used to foster critical thinking about early U.S. history. Learn how C3-aligned lesson plans help students analyze historical accuracy and deepen inquiry. youtu.be/zjEvH_y4UcI

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horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social · Jun 18

Hello Everyone,
I am excited to announce the second episode of the Hollywood or History? In this episode I chat with Dr. Tom Malewitz and classroom teacher Adam Zoeller about their volume concerning teaching world religions. YouTube link is: youtu.be/amt7RyZddYc

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