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Developing an Efficient and Effective Grading System

June 2, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

As a teacher, creating an efficient grading system is one of the most important tasks you can do to help you manage your time and your teaching practice. Still, despite its importance, the process of developing an efficient grading system isn’t discussed much in college teacher courses. The amount of grading responsibility might not even […]

4 Fun Websites for Teaching Geography Interactively

May 27, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

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

April 22, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

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 […]

A Critical Thinking One Pager Assessment

March 24, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

Grab your free critical thinking one pager assessment for History!

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

March 3, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

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

February 24, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

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

February 12, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

15 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

February 3, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

15 history lesson ideas for Google Arts and Culture website

If you’ve ever ventured to visit the Google Arts & Culture website, you’ve probably noticed that the site has an incredible collection of interesting information, photographs, and artwork from around the world. You’ve also probably thought about how you might use this website with students. Below, I’ve generated a list of 15 lesson ideas for […]

10 Hacks for Creating with Google Slides – Part 1

January 6, 2019 By: peacefieldhistory

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 […]

How to Teach Social Studies and Still have a Life Outside the Classroom

December 10, 2018 By: peacefieldhistory

Grading Social Studies Hacks

Often times, teachers find themselves lugging home giant piles of grading so that they can devote the time they have during the school day to all of the other tasks they need to complete. One of the most frustrating parts of teaching is being able to find the time to grade. As teachers take on […]

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