(There is one affiliate link in this post.) In the past five years, podcasts have popped up all over the place. I’m personally addicted (in a good way) and I listen to history podcasts throughout my day. I’ve even written two posts about history podcasts for teachers. Making them a part of my middle school […]
25 Ways to Assess Student Understanding in a Digital Lesson
As teachers, we’re constantly assessing student understanding through questions. However, the question/ answer process can get a bit stale sometimes. Most commonly, reading passages with questions are set up in one of two ways. Version 1 Version 2 Text – Question about the textText – Question about the textText – Question about the textText – […]
10 Cooperative Learning Idea for a Socially Distanced Classroom
One of my greatest frustrations this year has been the difficulty associated with cooperative learning in a social distanced classroom. I love when my students get to interact with each other during class, decipher new texts, work on projects together, and challenge one another. Of course, with all the restrictions in a “COVID” classroom, that […]
Eight Youtube Channels for Teaching Middle School Social Studies
As we enter the fall school year, teachers are being tasked with the daunting responsibility of getting students engaged in new, virtual, and creative ways. You may be teaching in your actual classroom, a virtual classroom, or even both at the same time. It has proven to be such a challenge to keep our students […]
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. […]
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. […]