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The Disappearing Social Studies Curriculum (and Tips to Integrate Content into Other Subjects!)
A pedagogical shift towards teaching social studies in conjunction with other subjects, and not as an isolated topic, has slowly emerged on the horizon in public schools for the last five years.
Classroom Management Tips: Lessons from Historical Utopias
We want our classrooms to be utopian communities, ideal worlds of cooperation and happiness.
The Importance of Practice in Educational Professional Development
Adult Learning Theory understands that adults have their own, unique way of learning.
5 Ways Teachers Can Address Socioeconomic Gaps in the Classroom
For my first permanent teaching position, I was lucky enough to fill a history position at a small K-8 school in a rural community.
10 Tips for New or Transitioning Teachers This School Year
This past school year, I transitioned from a K–8 school to a high school.
The Achievement Gap: What It Is and How It Affects Your Students
As educators, we always notice gaps and different learning styles among our students, but why is this? Researchers have deemed this “the achievement gap,” which refers to the difference in test scores between different groups of students.
Learn Beyond the Page: Teaching Compassion Through Social Studies
“If I am not for myself who is for me? And being for my own self, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when?” – Hillel the Elder
An Introduction to Formative and Summative Assessments in the Social Studies Classroom
“These kids! They never do well on my social studies tests!”
The Key to Quality Professional Learning: Relevant and Beneficial Training
Take a moment and reflect on professional development events you have attended, and ask yourself, how many of them were “really” good, meaningful, effective, and relevant to your chosen profession? As educators, we attend several types of training, many of which are mandatory, or are recommended from our superiors.