4 Fun Websites for Teaching Geography Interactively
There are so many fun interactive geography websites available for practicing and teaching students about the world, Below, I’ve curated a list of my favorite websites to utilize with your students. Even though I don’t teach geography specifically as a course, I’ve found that my students really like to play these in their spare time. […]
3 Easy Ways to Incorporate Hexagonal Thinking in Social Studies
I’ve always admired Lea Hansen’s Instagram stream. When she started posting about hexagonal thinking in middle school, it got me thinking about all the ways this process incorporated critical thinking. Read on to see how she utilizes this thinking strategy in her Social Studies classroom. I’m a little addicted to hexagonal thinking activities. After attending […]
10 Hacks for Creating with Google Slides – Part 2
I’m so excited to bring your 10 more hacks for creating with Google Slides. When I wrote my first post about Google Slides, I focused more on experience for beginners, and my tips were pretty basic. If you’re new to Google Slides, and you haven’t read that post, I suggest you check that out first. […]
Running an Airbnb (and teaching at the same time)
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to run an Airbnb? I have been doing so for the past five years, and I have learned so much in the process! I thought I would share about our experience to get you thinking about whether you might like to run one also. Running […]
A Critical Thinking One Pager Assessment
If you exist on the internet at all as a teacher, you know that one-pagers are all the rage right now. It makes sense. They’re easy to differentiate, they’re fairly easy for students to understand, and they’re fairly easy for the teacher to grade also. I’ve see many examples online, and I’ve used them on […]
How to Talk to Your Students About War – When They Think it’s a Game
If you’ve been teaching history long enough, you’ve probably had some students in your classroom that seemed a little too excited about war. Gross wartime injuries are “awesome!” Students think that the solution to any confrontation is to just, “drop a giant bomb on them.” When I first started teaching, these comments were too common, […]
Black History Month Isn’t Enough
This month (February) is Black History Month in the United States. Therefore, I’ve seen many posts around the internet that highlight the stories of individuals who had previously been written out of the narrative. I applaud this effort. I love seeing these stories utilized more in classrooms, and I think it’s great that educators are […]
5 Ways to Easily Add Movement to Your Secondary Classroom
If you’ve ever sat through a long extended faculty meeting or a 100 slide PowerPoint presentation, you know that passive learning can really be monotonous and coma-inducing. No matter the grade level I’ve taught, I’ve found that movement encourages students to connect and retain information, and it actually helps students to maintain their focus. Sure, […]
15 History Lesson Ideas for Google Arts and Culture
This website has 3-D images and videos linked that explore the word of Machu Picchu. Play some peaceful nature sounds in the classroom while students explore the virtual images and videos. This site specifically, explores the mysteries of Macchu Picchu. Students could focus in on the mysteries, or teacher could devise questions that explore the geography instead.
10 Hacks for Creating with Google Slides – Part 1
If you’re a Google Slides newbie, this is the post for you! As soon as I discovered Google Slides, I started creating with Google Slides. I loved the versatility of creating my resources right on the internet, and the quick and easy ability to share those resources with my students in Google Classroom. I also […]
