On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, we’re talking with Colleen Guccione! She’s a social studies educator at Bolingbrook High School. She’s also a 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year finalist.
We talked with Colleen about her career in education where she’s done everything from writing curriculum to developing an open enrollment AP course in human geography.
We're especially fascinated about her human geography class -- which she describes as explaining the “why of where” instead of just the “where” you’d get in a typical geography class.
We talk about that, her world travels, the joys of Cincinnati, and so much more!
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SHOW NOTES
Educator in this episode:
Colleen Guccione
Stories in this episode:
How people in Illinois prisons lead peer-led civics education courses on voting rights
Illinois teachers paddle & learn about watersheds on the Rock River
Music: Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
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