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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

It’s A Wrap! Beating the Clock to Wrap-Up Lessons

Posted on October 27, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

You start off the lesson with a great attention grabber, your interactive lecture had students engaged and excited, your mini-activity successfully reinforced the key ideas of the lesson, and then...Five minutes left until the bell. In many classes, teachers give...Read More

Have You Found Your Game?

Posted on August 18, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Most Social Studies classrooms and synonymous with heavy reading and content learning. They are seldom discussed in terms of play, fun, or interaction. And that is sad! So, Have You Found Your Game? Playing games is HISTORIC, and in the...Read More

Teaching Styles and Strategies: Change It Up!

Posted on August 11, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Most likely, you have taught your first few days or weeks with a safe and dependable teaching style. You have used the same methods or strategies that you've practiced in years before, and you are comfortable. So... it's time to...Read More

The Importance of Cheating for the New Generation

Posted on August 5, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Way back in the old days, when I attended high school, we were mainly taught through the reading of textbooks, the writing of notes, and rote memorization. There were no other tried and true strategies, and classroom teachers were held...Read More

To Text or Not to Text: Part II

Posted on July 31, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

During the first weeks of school, you will need to set the expectations your students should follow for the entire year. One question you are bound to hear is, "Can we use our smartphones?" For years I fought this "change"...Read More

To Text or Not to Text

Posted on July 28, 2014July 25, 2020 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

Are You Ready for Back to School?

Posted on July 23, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Are you ready to go back to school? It's almost that time again! Time to go back into that classroom, to get things cleaned and organized, and to plan out all the great lessons you will teach in the coming...Read More

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

Posted on September 22, 2013September 6, 2023 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

Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Posted on August 19, 2013September 9, 2023 by Michele Luck

Welcome to my series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! I hope this series will help you address the standards while being able to keep the course your own. In this post, we will focus on...Read More