Whose Line Is It Anyway? Lecture versus Student-Centered Instruction

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Lecture versus Student-Centered Instruction

Posted on by Michele Luck
As a high school student, I HATED my history courses.  I had boring teachers who stood at the front of the class and lectured to us from bell to bell.  And then came Mr. Hurt for my Junior year United...Read More
Make Your Move… In Classroom Seating

Make Your Move… In Classroom Seating

Posted on by Michele Luck
For the first few weeks of school, my students are tortured with sitting in straight rows, all assigned a specific spot for my benefit.  I am not a name person, so learning the names, first and last, of 200+ students...Read More
Teaching Text Structure in the Social Studies Classroom

Teaching Text Structure in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
Welcome back for more on Teaching the Standards in the Social Studies classroom! In this post, we will address text structure. Historically, it was left out of our lesson agendas. However, the importance of students understanding text structure has come...Read More
Teaching Summary in the Social Studies Classroom

Teaching Summary in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
One of the easiest, yet sometimes most daunting skills to teach is summary. Our students are taught how to summarize from the time they are in elementary school, but it seems they forget all of those skills the minute they...Read More