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    Women's History Month: The Girl with the Louding Voice

    The main character in The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, Adunni, is on a personal journey to give herself the best life she can despite insurmountably hard circumstances. Her mother dies prematurely and her father needs to pay the bills in...

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    AP® World History: Meet the Press

    I have become obsessed with trying to find activities in the AP® World History classroom that foster analysis. Having students understand what is...

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    Women's History Month: Powerful Women

    If we all trace our lineage back generation by generation, you will almost always find a fearless woman at the forefront of care, kindness, and the...

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    Black History Month: Death by Journal

    Okay—circle of trust here. After dropping my youngest child off at college all the way from San Antonio, Texas, to Lawrence, Kansas, at The...

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    AP® Euro: Tackling the DBQ

    Many teachers consider the Document Based Question (DBQ) of the AP® European History Exam to be one of the more challenging aspects of the course....

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    Black History Month: Fits, Photos, and Happily Ever Afters

    Back when I taught at Southwest High School in San Antonio, Sharri Peterson, who dubbed herself my work wife, was my school spirit partner. Whenever...

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    AP® Gov: Teaching the Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court of the United States is often seen as the most distant and befuddling branch for my students. Whether it is misunderstanding their...

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    Black History Month: The Friend You Need

    In just the past few weeks, I’ve seen two friends post on social media about their spirit animals. Neither of them is Native American. Recently,...

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    Pole Vaulting Your Way Through the DBQ

    Teaching a young, eager, and naive student how to write a sophisticated DBQ is like teaching a similarly inexperienced athlete how to successfully...

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    Black History Month: African American Experiences Post-Civil War

    In honor of Black History Month, I have created a lesson that can be used for students to learn (or review what they have learned) about African...

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