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Inquiry-Based Learning That’s Easy & Effective

Posted on February 7, 2022February 6, 2022 by Michele Luck

Inquiry-based learning is really not anything new. It's definitely not something that teachers need to fear or stress over as they develop lessons to meet the new standards. Inquiry-based learning has been around for a while, under different names and...Read More

Trying Different & Powerful Strategies in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by Michele Luck

Using different strategies to teach Social Studies can be a game changer for increasing student engagement and success. Simple tweaks to your daily routine can bring students alive and keep them looking forward to the learning in your classroom. Take...Read More

How to Use Sticky Notes for Assessment

Posted on November 14, 2019July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Using sticky notes for assessment in the classroom may seem overly simple, but even first year secondary teachers are likely running out of fresh and exciting ideas for lesson planning. Instead of overthinking the next lesson or wracking your brain...Read More

Teaching Inquiry and Primary Source Analysis at Any Grade Level

Posted on July 30, 2019July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Daycare, preschool, and kindergarten teachers may be familiar with the doe-eyed look staring back at them as they present their class with new, intriguing information. Parents have likely experienced the never-ending stream of consciousness that mounts in frustration as their...Read More

5 Tips for Teaching Effective Discussion

Posted on July 23, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching today’s youth to be effective communicators can seem impossible at times. We have a generation of vocal, opinionated individuals who often lack the ability to eloquently discuss their thoughts and ideas. While teaching effective discussion skills may not be...Read More

Teaching Women’s History Month in Secondary

Posted on March 2, 2018July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching Women's History Month or any other special topic or holiday in my middle and high school classroom just never fit. Since I taught chronologically in my history classes, and tried to incorporate important women and minorities into my lessons...Read More

How to Teach the DBQ Writing Process

Posted on February 14, 2018June 25, 2021 by Michele Luck

Teaching the DBQ Process can be as overwhelming for teachers as it is for students. Facing the challenge with a set step-by-step guide can help to overcome the obstacles for introducing this task in any grade level. Having a plan...Read More

Creating Classroom Activities Students Will Remember

Posted on September 8, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Around the second week of each semester, I would have students coming into my classroom begging to be transferred into my classes. Their request usually came just after my first big experiential exercise and their suffering weeks of dark lectures...Read More

Seating Charts in the Secondary Classroom

Posted on August 8, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Classroom organization is one of the first things that come to mind at back to school time. Desk or seating chart arrangement, along with ideas and planning for behavior management are priorities. A good seating chart template can be the...Read More

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