Start the School Year with Great Tools in Your Teacher Toolbox!

Start the School Year with Great Tools in Your Teacher Toolbox!

Posted on by Michele Luck
The tools you provide your students in the first weeks of school will be the ones that have the greatest impact on your students' success.  Introduce them to valuable learning skills, and help them to create their own learning tool...Read More
To Text or Not to Text

To Text or Not to Text

Posted on by Michele Luck
As the academic world revolutionizes, secondary teachers are finding they have many new options for resources in their classrooms.  While many schools and districts are still making the big textbook purchases, others are opening up their instructional funds to the...Read More
Teaching the Standards on Data and Comparison in Social Studies

Teaching the Standards on Data and Comparison in Social Studies

Posted on by Michele Luck
We are almost to the end in this series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom.  Now we tackle two in one! Teaching the standards on data and comparison actually go well together. It only makes sense...Read More
Effectively Teaching Each Standard in the Social Studies Classroom

Effectively Teaching Each Standard in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
Over the next 10 posts, I will address each standard for the Social Studies classroom. I am hoping this will help new teachers, and even those with experience, to teach the standards without panic and pressure as the new year...Read More
Small Group Lessons: 8 Best Practices for the Classroom Teacher

Small Group Lessons: 8 Best Practices for the Classroom Teacher

Posted on by Michele Luck
As teachers, we often find ourselves faced with classrooms full of students with a range of abilities, interests, and learning styles. While whole-class instruction can be effective in certain situations, small group lessons can provide more targeted and personalized learning...Read More
Teaching Your Students The Important Supreme Court Cases

Teaching Your Students The Important Supreme Court Cases

Posted on by Michele Luck
Teaching Supreme Court cases is typically done in Government classes where students learn about the Constitution and the role of each governmental branch. Important cases are sometimes included in U.S. History classes to emphasize key events or eras in history,...Read More
Using Visuals to Easily Teach the Gilded Age

Using Visuals to Easily Teach the Gilded Age

Posted on by Michele Luck
Though the Gilded Age can be taught with many different resources, methods, and styles, visual aids are key. Primary Source Analysis is heavy during the Gilded Age. Using visuals, visual analysis, and primary source analysis allow for easy comprehension during...Read More
Settling America: How to Effortlessly Teach Colonization

Settling America: How to Effortlessly Teach Colonization

Posted on by Michele Luck
When teaching the Colonization of the American Colonies, it's important to cover the different strands of Social Studies. These include geography, culture, history, government, and economics. Comparing and contrasting between the colonies, while focusing on these areas, is an important...Read More