Traces of Ancient Egypt: Thoughts from an Egyptologist Turned Kids’ Writer

Traces of Ancient Egypt: Thoughts from an Egyptologist Turned Kids’ Writer

Posted on by Michele Luck
Instead of posting this week on a new strategy or resource for teaching in the Social Studies classroom, I have invited Malayna Evans to write a guest post about teaching Ancient Egypt to middle school students.  Malayna Evans was raised...Read More
7 Awesome Books for Teaching Government

7 Awesome Books for Teaching Government

Posted on by Michele Luck
Often, middle and high school students have been conditioned to associate government with the current political arena, but the study of government incorporates so much more. Teaching middle and high school students about government includes the teaching the inner-workings of...Read More
7 Great Books for Teaching Middle & High School Economics

7 Great Books for Teaching Middle & High School Economics

Posted on by Michele Luck
Teaching Economics in middle school and high school builds a strong foundation for government and civics studies, but also prepares your students for critical life lessons. Economics is a worldwide issue - every culture, every country, and every person is...Read More
7 Great Books for Teaching World Geography

7 Great Books for Teaching World Geography

Posted on by Michele Luck
Teaching World Geography is rewarding in many ways. Teaching geography in middle school and high school allows you to travel through time and space, leading a room full of eager World Geography students to new cultures in faraway places. Geography...Read More
7 Incredible Books to Read with World History Students

7 Incredible Books to Read with World History Students

Posted on by Michele Luck
One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching World History is watching your students transform from observers of history to historians. World History offers a unique perspective on history and social studies as a whole; culturally-diverse viewpoints, experiences, and lesson...Read More
The Importance of Cheating for the New Generation

The Importance of Cheating for the New Generation

Posted on 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

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