Teaching Contentious Topics & Civil Discourse
The way you approach the contentious topic matters. In this post, I discuss best practices and resources to help you!
Read More Teaching Contentious Topics & Civil DiscourseThe way you approach the contentious topic matters. In this post, I discuss best practices and resources to help you!
Read More Teaching Contentious Topics & Civil DiscourseCheck out the podcast episode! I have spoken at great lengths about not comparing yourself to others, but I have noticed it happening more and more as the pandemic/crisis teaching continues and teachers are burnt out. Teachers are struggling as their plates get fuller and support wains. Although I only taught for a quarter of the pandemic, […]
Read More The one question to ask yourself when it’s all too muchMost teachers in the social sciences discuss the wars that America has been a part of. It’s also important to discuss the people and places. Here in Arizona, we often remember Pat Tillman, a NFL player who left to enlist in the Army after the 9/11 attacks. Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan and is […]
Read More Memorial Day Lesson/Project IdeasI was given an awesome opportunity to be on Liz Evans’ podcast, Teaching History, Politics, and Stuff, which was a joy and a “taste of my own medicine” as she was on Learning Unlocked in Season 1, Episode 11: “How to Avoid Teacher Burnout and the Comparison Trap.” When she came onto the podcast last […]
Read More {Guest Post} How to Be an Expert in the Classroom with Brit BingoldYour one stop shop for everything AP Government essay writing!
Read More AP Government Writing Round-UpLast year, around this time, I was looking at my calendar for Spring 2020 and knew I needed a solid plan because my semester was short (to the test), and I needed to make the best of my time. Add in the usual college visits, random Arizona illnesses, and other things my days would have […]
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