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March Secondary Smorgasbord: Incredible Kids

Posted on March 13, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

After having taught for fifteen years in middle and high school before stepping out of the classroom, I met, and still remember, many incredible kids. I remember the funny ones, the mischievous ones, the creative ones, and even the one...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: Beyond the Interactive Notebook

Posted on March 12, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Over this past weekend, I attended and exhibited at a middle school conference where I had the opportunity to talk with new and student teachers about their experiences in the classroom. What I heard was so disappointing, and it all...Read More

Monday Mapping: Defining Interactive Notebooks

Posted on March 9, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

While I have used an Interactive Notebook structure in my classes for over fifteen years, the IN method has become all the rage in every subject area over the past few years. Teachers love to provide inserts to flip, quick...Read More

Monday Mapping: The Most Important Lesson

Posted on March 2, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I've taught in a few schools over my academic career, and now most of my students have grown up and moved on into adulthood. Still, when I run into my former students, one conversation always takes place - the most...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: To Do What We Love

Posted on February 26, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As long as I can remember, I have loved being outside. I love to hike, bike, climb, walk along waterways, and simply be out in the fresh air, especially where there is an incredible view. This week, as I have...Read More

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Posted on February 23, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teachers are Superheroes: Super Secondary Celebrates YOU! We got together and collaborated for a TpT sale. Make your wish lists and empty your carts for this ONE DAY super sale on February 25th. Most stores are discounted up to 20%...Read More

Monday Mapping: Teaching Truth & Emotion

Posted on February 23, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

For almost a decade, I taught in a Social Studies Department where war was nothing more than a series of battles fought in an open battlefield, and where the costs were only monetary in the eyes of the instructors. My...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: American Sniper Through a Student’s Eyes

Posted on February 19, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As a high school teacher that often watched those snotty, little freshmen grow into young men enthusiastic about joining the service to fight the bad guys (especially after 9/11), I was always concerned with making sure my students understood what...Read More

Tuesday Travels: There’s More Than Rain, Rain, Rain

Posted on February 17, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When we headed to Seattle last spring, we had been traveling through rain, rain, and more rain along the Oregon Coast for what seemed like weeks. Ironically, Seattle is known as the city of rain, yet I looked so forward...Read More

Monday Mapping: Cause and Effect in the History Classroom

Posted on February 16, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Students often see historic occurrences as isolated events in time, not understanding that one causes the other and that one causes the next. In both my World and U.S. History courses in mid February, I would be in the early...Read More