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My Presentation at NCSS 2012 in Seattle
I presented at the National Social Studies Conference in Seattle, Washington on November 16th, 2012. What an amazing experience! I love sharing ideas and resources with other teachers. My room was...
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My Nominations for Edublog Awards
There is still time to nominate this year’s Edublogs. For more information visit a previous post. Nominations for this year’s Edublogs Awards are now open. Here are mine: Best ed tech / resource...
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Apply for the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminar Today
Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars span a range of historical topics, from colonial times to the present. Led by eminent historians, Teacher Seminars are held at major educational and historical...
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30 Storytelling Tips For Educators
This is a guest post written by Julie DeNeen from InformEd and Open Colleges. Storytelling has been around as long as humankind. It is one of the most effective ways to communicate an important...
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How I became an Edcamp Junkie?
This year has been a wonderful year of professional development, growth, and reflection. I had the unique opportunity to attend and present at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in...
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Turning lessons into life-changing lessons with Dave Burgess on #sschat Mon....
I have had the privilege of meet Dave Burgess in Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C., San Diego, California; and Seattle, Washington. I have also had many conversations with Dave on Twitter through...
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TeachersFirst for Free Resources
TeachersFirst is a website I learned from a fellow teacher who works with my mother in Montville, NJ. TeachersFirst is a non-for-profit website that features lesssons, units, and web resources designed...
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Critical Thinking and Primary Sources in the Classroom with #sschat
This past Monday we had a wonderful #sschat that was about Primary Sources, Critical Thinking, and the “So What” of History. The chat was led by Michelle Grasso, who is a wonderful global history...
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Evernote as a Portfolio: Promotes Lifelong Learning!
Thanks to Justin Stallings, my blog has featured a bunch Evernote blog posts (see the previous posts listed below). Evernote is by FAR one of the best tools I use on a daily basis in my classroom:...
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Virtual Book Clubs to Join this Summer!
#sschat Book Club: The Book of Learning and Forgetting The #sschat book chat will begin on Mondays immediately following #sschat (8pm EST) using the hashtag #ssbook. Please feel free to add questions...
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The Kennedy Half Century, a free online course
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about The Kennedy Half Century, a free online course taught by Larry J. Sabato, the founder and director of the renowned Center for Politics at the University...
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Attention #Sociology Teachers at #NCSS13
If you are attending #ncss13, the American Sociological Association is sponsoring a 4 part symposium of sessions. Feel free to attend 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of them. They are also participating in a panel...
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NCSS Education Is Online
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is pleased to present the 2014 Social Studies Professional Development Series. They have extensive webinar and workshop offerings focusing on the C3...
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Edcamp Social Studies will be held November 22nd
Are you doing something amazing in your classroom that engages students and helps them to learn more? Do your students love social studies and love learning in your class? Or, perhaps, you feel stymied...
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Gilder Lehrman Reconstruction Seminar Resources
Reconstruction Seminar Resources Shared: Gilder Lehrman Library of Congress Digital History Today’s Meet Primary Source Edsitement History Channel Stanford History Education Group Professor Jones...
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