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Monday Mapping: Planning for 2nd Semester

Posted on January 5, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Mapping is a very important skill in my life. I map EVERYTHING! I map out our travels (Mapquest is my best friend!), I map out my day, and I always mapped out my lessons, units, and semesters for the most...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: New Year New Format!

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

I don't do New Year's resolutions! There's no point anymore. After 45 years of life, I've learned that IF I'm going to do something, I just do it. If I'm going to make a needed change, it's done. But then...Read More

Holiday Confession

Posted on December 15, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I have to admit that I was a "focused to the last day" teacher in my high school classroom. I taught, reviewed, and tested to the very last minute, and in my school setting, that was typical. If anything, my...Read More

Holiday Classroom Traditions

Posted on December 11, 2014November 23, 2021 by Michele Luck

My friends at Secondary Smorgasbord have asked us to share our classroom traditions as we plan for our final weeks before holiday break. While teaching at the high school level left me little time for activities that strayed from semester...Read More

Checking All the Boxes

Posted on December 8, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As you near the end of the semester, it's time to check off all the boxes on your list of to-dos for each of your classes. If you are a CCSS or standards-based school, that means making sure you have...Read More

December Teaching: What can you do with the days?

Posted on December 3, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

You're full of turkey and stuffing, the shopping for Christmas is all done, and now it's time to get back to reality with 3 more weeks of classes on the schedule. Keeping the attention of our students can be such...Read More

The Truth about the Internet!

Posted on November 14, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

This past week I have seen so many "resources" on the Internet that clearly misrepresented the stories they were trying to tell. While there can still be value in those resources, it is so important that students understand the truth...Read More

Work Ethic in the Classroom: Can It Be Encouraged?

Posted on November 10, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

"If you want to make an impression in the sands of time..." My 9th grade principal (way back when) woke us up each morning with a quote. Most of the time, I ignored them, but this one particular morning, I...Read More

Losing History: My Breakdown at the National Mall

Posted on November 6, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As teachers of History, we are constantly devalued. Students ask why they must take our courses, administrators take our class time for assemblies or testing, states push the teaching of everything but History, and in comparison to requirements in other...Read More

Living the Geography Lesson: Applying the Content

Posted on November 3, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As a Social Studies teacher in the middle and high school grades, you are often asked why your course is important. In Geography courses, it used to be very easy to explain with skills like map reading and cultural investigations...Read More