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What Will You Find at a Teacher Job Fair?

Posted on April 14, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Over 1000 teachers are attending the Oregon Teacher Job Fair in Portland this week. They are each visiting with over 150 school districts from across the country and beyond, each hoping to find that perfect fit. As they search for...Read More

It’s the End of February!

Posted on February 24, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The month is almost over, and if you have forgotten, it was the month for so many celebrations! We celebrated our presidents and we've celebrated Black History. Or did we? So many of us, all across the country, including the...Read More

Ten New Year Classroom Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Forget about those personal resolutions; we all know how they end up! Instead, transform your classroom into one that is fun-filled, engaging, and fully-devoted to meeting state and national standards to start off the new year! But most importantly, work...Read More

A Guest Blog by Krystal of Lessons from the Middle

Posted on December 2, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The post below is from my friend, Krystal, author of Lessons from the Middle. Her school needs your help, and I hope you will step up to this very easy task! Thank you all, Michele I feel so privileged...Read More

Using Movies in the Classroom

Posted on November 16, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

We've all known those teachers who did nothing but show movies (or university basketball games) as their daily lessons. We look down on those teachers, shaking our heads, and asking how they get away with being such a drain on...Read More

How to Teach the Vocabulary Standards in Social Studies Classes

Posted on August 5, 2013September 9, 2023 by Michele Luck

This is part of my continuing series on Teaching the Standards in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom! In this post, we'll focus on what strategies will work best for teaching the vocabulary standards from a Social Studies perspective. While we...Read More

Teaching the Cause and Effect Standard in Social Studies

Posted on July 29, 2013September 8, 2023 by Michele Luck

What Is Teaching Cause and Effect? New standards across the states now use mystifying words and complex phrasing to state the obvious sometimes. This is the case with one standard we see in every state standard: Analyze in detail a...Read More

A Summer Read for Teachers

Posted on June 3, 2013July 25, 2020 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

Teacher Appreciation SALE!

Posted on May 6, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teachers deserve appreciation! And this week, you will receive the perfect gift - A Sale at TeacherPayTeachers.com! Use the promo code TAD13 for 10% off all of your purchases at checkout, plus visit My TeachersPayTeachers Store for an additional 10%...Read More

To Use or Not To Use

Posted on January 24, 2012July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

That is the question. Having gone through an education program during the 90s when textbooks were considered evil and the ideal classroom offered a variety of centers to reach all of the multiple intelligences, I have always been anti-textbook. It's...Read More