PODCASTS
P.A.S.S. (Podcast About Social Studies): http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/socialstudies/pass/
Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology)
All In the Mind: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/
American Anthropology Association: http://www.aaanet.org/issues/aaa-podcast-series.cfm
Codeswitch: http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/
Havens Center Lectures: http://www.havenscenter.org/audio/archives
Race, Poverty, & the Environment: http://reimaginerpe.org/audio
The Pysch Files: http://www.thepsychfiles.com
The Sociological Cinema: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com
Civics/Political Science & Current Events
60-seconds Civics: http://new.civiced.org/resources/multimedia/60-second-civics
CNN Student News Video Podcast: http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/Social-Sciences/Current-Events/CNN-Student-News-Video-Podcast/30163
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/podcasting
Education for Democracy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/education-for-democracy-podcast/id281349944?mt=2
Newsela: https://newsela.com
The Slate Gabfest: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/slates-political-gabfest/id158004641
Economics
Development Drums: http://developmentdrums.org
Economist Magazine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EconomistMagazine
EconTalk: http://www.econtalk.org
Freakonomics Radio podcast: http://freakonomics.com/radio/
Planet Money podcast: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/
This American Life podcast episode: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money
Other ideas: http://timharford.com/2011/02/best-economics-podcasts/
Geography
Geography Channel: http://geography.howstuffworks.com
Geography of World Cultures: https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/geography-of-world-cultures/id384233929?mt=10
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/apps/
Race, Povery, and the Environment: http://reimaginerpe.org/audio
History
BackStory: http://backstoryradio.org
Smithsonian Podcasts: http://www.si.edu/Connect/Podcasts#SocialMedia
Smithsonian Podcasts: Stuff You Missed In History Class: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history/id283605519?mt=2
The Memory Palace: http://thememorypalace.us
Witness: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness
Zinn Education Project: https://www.facebook.com/ZinnEducationProject (not a podcast, but a daily Facebook post)
Other ideas: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-educational-history-podcasts-subscribe-listen/
BOOKS
A Different Mirror for Young People
Ronald Takaki & Rebecca Stefoff
A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2
Sarah Picard Taylor (2008)
A Young People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff
Classroom Interviews: A World of Learning
Paula Rogovin (1998)
Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy
Archon Fung (2004)
How Can Elementary-level U.S. History Education Improve?
Teachinghistory.org (2011)
Six history educators answer this question in this series of short essays.
Introducing Economics: A Critical Guide for Teaching
Mark H. Maier & Julie A. Nelson (2007)
A dynamic overview of basic economic concepts with ideas for how to teach them.
The Kids' Guide to Social Action
Barbara A. Lewis (1998)
A fantastic practical guidebook for teachers facilitating kids' attempts to make the world a better place.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv (2005)
Out of the Classroom and Into the World: Learning from Field Trips, Educating from Experience, and Unlocking the Potential of Our Students and Teachers
Salvatore Vacellaro (2011)
Powerful and Purposeful Teaching and Learning in Elementary School Social Studies
National Council of Social Studies (2009)
A concise mission statement outlining the purpose and potential of social studies at the elementary level.
Social Studies in Elementary Education
Walter Parker (2011) - 14th edition
A great overview of methods and theories for teaching social studies in accessible textbook form.
Teaching the Taboo
Rick Ayers, William Ayers, and Haki R. Madhubuti (2011)
You Can't Say You Can't Play
Vivian Paley (1992)
P.A.S.S. (Podcast About Social Studies): http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/socialstudies/pass/
Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology)
All In the Mind: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/
American Anthropology Association: http://www.aaanet.org/issues/aaa-podcast-series.cfm
Codeswitch: http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/
Havens Center Lectures: http://www.havenscenter.org/audio/archives
Race, Poverty, & the Environment: http://reimaginerpe.org/audio
The Pysch Files: http://www.thepsychfiles.com
The Sociological Cinema: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com
Civics/Political Science & Current Events
60-seconds Civics: http://new.civiced.org/resources/multimedia/60-second-civics
CNN Student News Video Podcast: http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/Social-Sciences/Current-Events/CNN-Student-News-Video-Podcast/30163
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/podcasting
Education for Democracy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/education-for-democracy-podcast/id281349944?mt=2
Newsela: https://newsela.com
The Slate Gabfest: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/slates-political-gabfest/id158004641
Economics
Development Drums: http://developmentdrums.org
Economist Magazine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EconomistMagazine
EconTalk: http://www.econtalk.org
Freakonomics Radio podcast: http://freakonomics.com/radio/
Planet Money podcast: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/
This American Life podcast episode: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money
Other ideas: http://timharford.com/2011/02/best-economics-podcasts/
Geography
Geography Channel: http://geography.howstuffworks.com
Geography of World Cultures: https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/geography-of-world-cultures/id384233929?mt=10
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/apps/
Race, Povery, and the Environment: http://reimaginerpe.org/audio
History
BackStory: http://backstoryradio.org
Smithsonian Podcasts: http://www.si.edu/Connect/Podcasts#SocialMedia
Smithsonian Podcasts: Stuff You Missed In History Class: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history/id283605519?mt=2
The Memory Palace: http://thememorypalace.us
Witness: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness
Zinn Education Project: https://www.facebook.com/ZinnEducationProject (not a podcast, but a daily Facebook post)
Other ideas: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-educational-history-podcasts-subscribe-listen/
BOOKS
A Different Mirror for Young People
Ronald Takaki & Rebecca Stefoff
A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2
Sarah Picard Taylor (2008)
A Young People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff
Classroom Interviews: A World of Learning
Paula Rogovin (1998)
Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy
Archon Fung (2004)
How Can Elementary-level U.S. History Education Improve?
Teachinghistory.org (2011)
Six history educators answer this question in this series of short essays.
Introducing Economics: A Critical Guide for Teaching
Mark H. Maier & Julie A. Nelson (2007)
A dynamic overview of basic economic concepts with ideas for how to teach them.
The Kids' Guide to Social Action
Barbara A. Lewis (1998)
A fantastic practical guidebook for teachers facilitating kids' attempts to make the world a better place.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv (2005)
Out of the Classroom and Into the World: Learning from Field Trips, Educating from Experience, and Unlocking the Potential of Our Students and Teachers
Salvatore Vacellaro (2011)
Powerful and Purposeful Teaching and Learning in Elementary School Social Studies
National Council of Social Studies (2009)
A concise mission statement outlining the purpose and potential of social studies at the elementary level.
Social Studies in Elementary Education
Walter Parker (2011) - 14th edition
A great overview of methods and theories for teaching social studies in accessible textbook form.
Teaching the Taboo
Rick Ayers, William Ayers, and Haki R. Madhubuti (2011)
You Can't Say You Can't Play
Vivian Paley (1992)