End of the Year Game
May 27, 2016
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Are your textbooks collected and your gradebook closed? Are you looking for something, anything, to get you through the last couple of days of school?
The Importance of Global Citizenship
May 6, 2016
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“Not here – not me.” In our fast-paced and connected world, the actions and events thousands of miles away impact you. And in reverse, your
Countdown to STAAR
March 9, 2016
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I was fortunate enough to work with an 8th grade team recently planning a two week STAAR review. After analyzing data from the STAAR and
Writing Your Own DBQ
December 28, 2015
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Most Secondary Social Studies teachers recognize the importance of using Document Based Questions in their classroom – however writing an entire DBQ can
Manipulatives in Social Studies
November 24, 2015
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Usually when you think of the word “manipulatives”, math comes to mind. But did you know you can use manipulatives in Social Studies as well?
Digging Deeper for Data Trends
October 21, 2015
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Data is everywhere! But did you know that you can find data by digging into your state test? What data can be revealed just by
Principles of a Just War
October 4, 2015
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Have you ever examined the concept of whether or not a war is fair – or just? What makes a war just? These principles have
Using Act-It-Outs to Make History Come Alive!
September 4, 2015
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One of my favorite teaching strategies is a Visual Discovery – part of which is due to the excitement students find in conducting an act-it-out!
Artifact Introduction
June 21, 2015
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The first day of school can be overwhelming and exhausting – you are getting to know your kids, and your kids are getting to know
Famous Person’s Desk
June 9, 2015
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This is a fun and different strategy for a biography – have your students’ recreate a famous person’s desk. What would they find on Abraham