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Top 10 Websites for Online Games in the Classroom

Posted on October 3, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Using Games in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom has always been a favorite tool from my teaching toolbox. However, I was always a teacher that wanted rigor in my classroom, so finding appropriate online games was always a challenge. To...Read More

Top 10 Websites for Teaching with Primary Sources in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on September 26, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Whether you are teaching in a Common Core State, trying to address the NCSS C-3 Framework, or simply hoping to teach students the value of history in their lives, using primary sources is the key to helping students experience a...Read More

How-To Use Music in the Social Studies Classroom

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

Social Studies teachers often hear how boring our content is from students of all ages and ability levels. However, these same students will listen to music of all kinds, often engaging with the tunes in every possible way. Why not...Read More

How-To Teach Comparison in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on July 11, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching comparison in the secondary classroom is a requirement, but it can also be a great challenge. Students are easily frustrated with an open-ended assignment, and they are often flustered with the task of finding comparison criteria when not provided...Read More

Effective End of the Year Review

Posted on April 11, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

At the end of the year, there is so much content to review, but so little time. Finding effective methods for reviewing a full course can be a great challenge. This is why I created the resources I needed to...Read More

Teaching Geography IS Teaching History

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

Over the weekend, I spent countless hours listening to many teachers discuss their struggles with getting students to understand some historical topics, especially those involving location-specific events. This led me to ask how many of those teachers started their courses...Read More

Teaching Prediction: Looking to the Future in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on March 21, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As a history teacher, it can be quite the challenge to teach prediction. Even more challenging can be the task of encouraging our students to look to the future and to begin living a life that can contribute to the...Read More

The Importance of Similarities: Teaching Modern Issues in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on March 14, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

At the secondary level, students are often aware of modern world events and issues as they step into the classroom. Along with that knowledge often comes questions and concerns, and sometimes confusion and anxiety. Yet teaching modern issues in the...Read More

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

Posted on March 7, 2016July 25, 2020 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

Teaching the “Social” in Social Studies

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

I can remember my first year of teaching quite well. I often heard one comment from students over and over: "You can't teach that!" Being a history teacher, and one that is adamant that it is important to tell all...Read More