5 Strategies for Teaching Primary Sources

5 Strategies for Teaching Primary Sources

Posted on by Michele Luck
The Library of Congress appropriately categorizes primary sources as the "raw materials of history," emphasizing the importance of analyzing, studying, and understanding these basic building blocks of any historical fact. By connecting students with firsthand facts and experiences, primary sources...Read More
Monday Mapping: Getting Back in the Routine to Work

Monday Mapping: Getting Back in the Routine to Work

Posted on by Michele Luck
Summer vacation was wonderful! We traveled the U.S. and Europe, and wrapped it up with a super visit with my daughter and grandbaby! But now, it's time to get back to work. Now, take into consideration that I always think...Read More
Collaboration in Your Building: Is It Worth It?

Collaboration in Your Building: Is It Worth It?

Posted on by Michele Luck
 Friends or Acquaintances Helping your own, while avoiding the trouble In my college graduate program, I spent a full year in a high school with a high number of teachers eligible for retirement.  Many of these educators had been teaching...Read More
Building up Expectations… A Requirement in Every Classroom

Building up Expectations… A Requirement in Every Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
Almost a decade ago, I sat on a desk in my classroom talking to my student teacher on her last day.  She was sharing her fears about stepping into her own classroom, and I was trying my best to offer...Read More
Reaching Today’s Students (and CCSS) with Today’s Resources

Reaching Today’s Students (and CCSS) with Today’s Resources

Posted on by Michele Luck
Teachers face great challenges as they try to create or find resources to address the ever-changing standards for their ever-changing students.  In addition to finding the resources, rising costs and other teacher financial obligations often keep teachers from accessing the...Read More
Meeting the Standards in the Social Studies Classroom #10: Reading

Meeting the Standards in the Social Studies Classroom #10: Reading

Posted on by Michele Luck
Finally, we reach the last standard (this one on reading) in this series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! To keeps things simple, I will continue to reference the NCSS and CCSS standards, but keep in mind...Read More
A Summer Read for Teachers

A Summer Read for Teachers

Posted on by Michele Luck
Was it one of those years?  Are you ending the year with a thankful sigh of relief? Have you been praying for weeks that this day would come? Are you questioning your effectiveness this past year?  Did you really make...Read More