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Empowering Future Success: Fun and Effective Formative Assessments
With so much heated debate over the concept of teaching to the test, it almost seems counterintuitive to ask teachers to assess their students even...
Scaffolding Skills and Writing in AP U.S. History
One of the greatest rewards of teaching history is when students can show that they can make effective arguments supported by historical evidence....
Graphic Literary Analysis Presentations
When it comes to assessments in English classrooms, many teachers fall in the routine of short answer questions, multiple choice questions, and...
Changes to the AP® Psychology Curriculum
The world of AP Psychology is going through a curricular change. While this has been a works in progress for a number of years, not that the changes...
5 Reasons to Use a Student Engagement Rubric
Several years ago, I began using a 4-point Student Engagement rubric for assignments that were either early in the knowledge acquisition period or...
How To Manage Your Classroom And Keep Your Patience
Here’s my one caveat, if you’re bothered by a lot and expect quiet student perfection, this might not be the classroom management plan for you. But...
Scaffolding Skills and Writing in AP History for AP Euro Students
One of the greatest rewards of teaching history is when students can show that they can make effective arguments supported by historical evidence....
10 Tips For First-Year Teachers
This will be my 12th year teaching high school ELA, and you could say I’ve learned a few things that I wished I knew going into year one. One thing...
Understanding Contextualization in the AP® History Courses
Contextualization is an intriguing skill introduced in the redesigned AP History courses. It plays a crucial role in multiple aspects of the courses,...