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link to How to Infuse Student Choice in Secondary Grades, with Examples
Most people like choice. When is the last time you went to a restaurant and there was only one thing on the menu? That would be bad. You can, however, have too much choice. And so, too, can...
link to How to Differentiate Reading Passages in High School (With Examples)
Differentiation is the 2020 call-to-action for teachers. As self-contained classes disappear and more special needs students are enrolled in gen ed classes it is incumbent upon us to learn how to...
link to How to Write a Learning Target for High School Step-By-Step
A learning target seems so benign; it's just one sentence explaining what your lesson will be for the day. But behold, my fellow teachers, this little baby can make or break your observation rating....
link to Unit Plans vs. Lesson Plans
Unit plans and lesson plans are distinctly different documents. There is no chicken and egg question here; a unit plan MUST come before the lesson plan. A unit plan starts life as a brain dump on a...
link to How to Teach the Cold War in 9 Days (Day-by-Day)
The Cold War encompasses 45 years of events; that's a LOT! The unit involves every corner of the globe. There are civil wars, proxy wars, lots of terminology, arms races and space races, military and...
link to How to Teach the Russian Revolution Step-By-Step
For most revolutions you can simply drum into students' heads: the peasants were starving and had no rights, so they had a revolution to change the government. Seriously, if you think about it,...