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New Group for Secondary Social Studies Teachers

Posted on July 29, 2017July 25, 2020 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

Easy Recipes for Busy Teachers

Posted on April 24, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

School Lunch? Yuck! I hated it as a child and still hate it as an adult. The slop of food onto a tray or even a plate is not my idea of a nice meal meant to refresh me and...Read More

Management in the 1:1 Digital Classroom

Posted on February 12, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When my district first went 1:1 with all students at the secondary level receiving Macbook Airs, I was super excited that I would have such amazing access to great resources for all of the interactive lessons I taught. I had...Read More

Evaluation Time

Posted on January 4, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

For many, this is the time of the school year where the administrators begin coming in to the classrooms to do the official evaluations on teachers. Remembering back to my first year and my first evaluation, I now think, "What...Read More

End of the Semester Expectations

Posted on December 7, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I originally posted this in December of 2011. I read it now and ask... Has it gotten better? Or worse? It's the END of the semester! Time for in-depth reviews, developed discussions on the content of the semester, thoroughly researched...Read More

Confidence Building at the Beginning of the School Year

Posted on September 19, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

After a few weeks in the school year have been tackled, I often stop to reflect on my year so far. It's at that point when I question everything, including my own knowledge and skills! What do I know? Am...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: The Title of Teacher!

Posted on February 12, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

If I had not been called to teaching as a career, I would have gone to Law School to eventually become a judge. I am not shy at all about sharing my opinions, and being able to rule my opinion...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: Scavenger Hunt Bonus

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

I have never been one to offer random bonus points to my students. Assignments were always valuable in my eyes, and I did not want to dismiss any lesson for the sake of a boost. However, I recently had a...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: The Homeschool Phenomenon

Posted on January 8, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Two and a half years ago, my husband and I became full-time RVers. We have traveled the United States and Canada, visited site after site, and met tons of people. We've also encountered many younger RVers, most traveling as families...Read More

Losing History: My Breakdown at the National Mall

Posted on November 6, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As teachers of History, we are constantly devalued. Students ask why they must take our courses, administrators take our class time for assemblies or testing, states push the teaching of everything but History, and in comparison to requirements in other...Read More