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

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

Posted on 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
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
Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Teaching Perspective and Point of View in Social Studies

Posted on 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
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
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