The Doldrums
Seeing kids get stuck in the doldrums continues to be a motivating factor for my involvement and love of education. I truly want to help students get their ship moving.
Source Appropriateness
One of the biggest (and let’s face it, most annoying!) problems I face when teaching history is that students lack an understanding of what a scholarly source is.
Lost at Sea: One Teacher’s Guiding Light
In the 18th century, the British Parliament set up a prize for anybody who could solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
Do your students have the write stuff?
English isn’t the only class that can be and is writing-intensive: all of the content areas have the write stuff!
Tips and Tricks for DBQs in ELA and Social Studies
Working across the curriculum content areas has been all the buzz the last several years. In the Literature-Based DBQ series, the idea was to use great literary works from different periods to foster these connections across the curriculum as well as to provide students with the ability to practice skills needed on various AP®, IB®, and SAT® exams.
We’ve Got the BEAT—Current Events
In any social studies course, current events are a key part of the curriculum, but how are teachers and students supposed to keep up with the demands of the curriculum as well as the constant bombardment of current events?
Pit Primary and Secondary Sources Against Each Other with Evidence Throwdowns
I love doing mock trials in class, but I don’t always want to take the time to get ready for them. So a few years ago…