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Winding Down the End of the School Year

Posted on May 24, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

As the end of the school year approaches, teachers often find themselves facing a flurry of responsibilities. It can be a hectic time. It's important to make sure that everything is done properly to ensure that your students are prepared...Read More

6 Tips for Students to Complete End-of-Year Testing Stress-Free

Posted on May 10, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Luck

As the end of the school year approaches, so does the dreaded end-of-year testing season. While these tests are undoubtedly important for the district, they can also be a source of stress and anxiety for many teachers and students. Fortunately,...Read More

End of Year Test Prep for Social Studies Classes

Posted on April 20, 2021June 22, 2021 by Michele Luck

As this year's final days approach, you may be thinking about test prep - and not much else! With the big standardized tests rapidly approaching, end of year test prep may be all you have time for. Use assessments and...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

Prepping for the Testing: Practicing Skills in the Social Studies Classroom

Posted on March 28, 2016July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Whether we like it or not, testing season is approaching all of our schools and will eventually take over our classrooms once again. While we can discuss the harm of over-testing until we are blue in the face, our students...Read More

Monday Mapping: Test Prep without the Multiple Choice

Posted on April 27, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When my district first started forcing Test Prep sessions on us for state testing, we had free reign to design those sessions as we pleased. Knowing my students needed the most practice in analyzing primary sources and in evaluating images,...Read More

Monday Mapping: Movies for Test Prep and Review… Really?

Posted on April 20, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

When people talk about movies being shown in classes, I usually cringe. My first thoughts go to those teachers who sit at their desks all year, never actually teaching, and only showing movies to inform their students. Sadly, those types...Read More

Monday Mapping: Test Prep – Do I Have To?

Posted on April 13, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Once Spring Break is over, many administrators are forced by their district leaders to start encouraging their teachers to prep for testing. It's a vicious cycle, but ends with your principal peeking into your classroom each day to see how...Read More

Walt Disney World and Testing???

Posted on November 24, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Welcome Home Luck Family, As an upcoming Disney Resorts guest, you could help us test... Testing at Disney World? What has happened? How is it that our world has changed to a place where we can't get away from testing,...Read More