New to AP Government? Start here!

If you are feeling super overwhelmed, are new to AP Gov, or just need some inspiration, start here!

Adjusting

Week One: Pausing Week Two: Considering What to Change Week Three: Making Changes “Don’t live the same day over and over again and call that a life. Life is about evolving mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.” Germany Kent This week is all about adjusting to the changes I’ve implemented. The adjustment period is another pause. I […]

Hitting Pause and adjusting

We have hit a time of the year where everything seems to be happening. Preparation for AP testing, finals, graduation, and plans for summer work. It can be a lot to handle. Here is a tip to help you when the tornado of stuff happens.

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!

The Content Dragon

Originally written: March 7, 2019 (while I was in the classroom. I’ve left the original wording to help teachers) Updated: March 15, 2022 Check out the podcast link To start, my class is a semester long. This semester, I have 17 less instructional hours than I did from last semester. I am grappling with field […]

Tips for Dealing with Overwhelm as an Educator

Education is overwhelming. Often, we are drinking from a fire hose of information, lesson, new policies, student data, and everything else. Many educators find themselves drained and feeling like they are unable to get everything done. Over my many years in education, and most recently after a mandatory quarantine for our child, I found myself […]