Teaching Women’s History Month in Secondary

Teaching Women’s History Month in Secondary

Posted on by Michele Luck
Teaching Women's History Month or any other special topic or holiday in my middle and high school classroom just never fit.  Since I taught chronologically in my history classes, and tried to incorporate important women and minorities into my lessons...Read More
Recognizing Holidays in the Upper Grades Classroom

Recognizing Holidays in the Upper Grades Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
As the Holiday Season approaches, and with Veteran's Day on the doorstep, we are often pressured to take time out in our upper grades classrooms to teach to the event.  While this works well with some historic events, as we...Read More
Why Should We Study Individual Presidents?

Why Should We Study Individual Presidents?

Posted on by Michele Luck
As a first year teacher, many years ago, I was given the task of teaching Government to freshmen.  There are so many challenges in that task, but for me, one that stood out was teaching about the executive office.  I...Read More