Help Your Students Think about Labor Day in a New Way

Do you purposely plan your lessons with your students’ “interests” in mind? If not, you should start doing so immediately.

This past school year, I transitioned from a K–8 school to a high school.

Teachers should offer a wide variety of literacy support in their social studies curricula, otherwise students can fall behind.

“The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map.

Mental maps are representations of what a person “knows” about a place.

How do you start your class every day?

“History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again.

“These kids! They never do well on my social studies tests!”

International Women’s Day is March 8 and presents an opportunity to celebrate women from throughout history.