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The Power of Truth and Kindness in the Classroom

Posted on January 19, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teachers have long understood that students come into our classrooms with great challenges before them. They enter naive, and often willing to accept whatever is told to them as truth. They also enter filled with acceptance, yet at the same...Read More

The Best Teaching Advice Ever…

Posted on February 20, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Each month, I join up with the Secondary Smorgasbord group to write a topic-related blog post. I often struggle to find my personal take on the topics and beg and plead with my friends to help me unfreeze my writer's...Read More

Taking A Gamble: Preparing for a Sub in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on January 15, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As winter set in each year, so did sinus infections that filled me with fever, mucous, and dread. I could handle the sweats and chills. I could take on the drips and floods. But the thought of placing my classroom...Read More

Understanding Our World to Create A Global Classroom

Posted on November 14, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

American students are often taught the Geography of the world, American History, and even World History from a bubble perspective. We see things through very American eyes with limited understanding of cultural differences and their impact on the world events...Read More

Tricks and Treats for Teaching Vocabulary in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on October 15, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

In our secondary content-based classrooms, we often forget the importance of starting with the fundamentals, including the teaching of vocabulary. For many, this task is a boring, repetitive task where students define terms in exchange for a grade in the...Read More

Getting Things Started in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on September 14, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

One of the greatest challenges for secondary teachers is Getting Class Started on time. When working with teens, their attention is often on anything but your classroom objectives, so getting them started is key to keeping them on track! I've...Read More

A Lesson Plan for Teachers

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The Power of Truth and Kindness in the Classroom

The Best Teaching Advice Ever…

Taking A Gamble: Preparing for a Sub in the Secondary Classroom

Tricks and Treats for Teaching Vocabulary in the Secondary Classroom

Getting Things Started in the Secondary Classroom

Secondary Smorgasbord: How I Use Pinterest for Education

Secondary Smorgasbord: Games to Keep Them Engaged at Year’s End

March Secondary Smorgasbord: Incredible Kids