The Well-Managed Classroom: Tips & Tricks for Classroom Management

The Well-Managed Classroom: Tips & Tricks for Classroom Management

Posted on by Michele Luck
While you are making the most of your summer break and planning ahead to next school year, it may also be beneficial to consider classroom management. As with all things planning, nailing down your classroom management goals and techniques early...Read More
New Group for Secondary Social Studies Teachers

New Group for Secondary Social Studies Teachers

Posted on by Michele Luck
I love blogging and sharing all of my ideas for creating an interactive Social Studies classroom, but there are so many other great teachers out there that have super ideas for helping all of our students learn!  Why not collaborate?!...Read More
The Importance of Silence: Teaching Sensitive Topics in the Secondary Classroom

The Importance of Silence: Teaching Sensitive Topics in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on by Michele Luck
Each year in my secondary classroom, no matter the subject I was teaching, I took the time to teach about the Holocaust.  My Holocaust unit usually fell into the month of March, and with testing on the horizon, it was...Read More
Quick Thought Thursday: Passing the Teaching Test

Quick Thought Thursday: Passing the Teaching Test

Posted on by Michele Luck
In the secondary setting, we are often left to our own vices in our classrooms until the end of January.  It is then we start hearing more and more about year end assessments and state mandates for student success.  Our...Read More
Out of the Deep Freeze: My D.C. Inspiration

Out of the Deep Freeze: My D.C. Inspiration

Posted on by Michele Luck
On our most recent trip to Washington, D.C. we spent a great deal of time walking around the monuments.  While I had visited most of the monuments before, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was new to me, and as...Read More