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    My Red Pen Is Dusty, and I’m Glad

    Over the course of my career as a middle school ELA teacher, I’ve graded more writing pieces than I can count. I’ve graded late into the night, on plane trips and car rides, while watching volleyball practices, and on my lunch breaks. If you’re a...

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    Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

    Many lessons ran through my mind while reading There There by Tommy Orange. We could talk about the parallel plot text structure; we could talk about...

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    AP® Gov: Preparing for FRQ #4

    You know the Style #4 Free Response Question on the College Board’s national Government exam can be a real challenge. I am talking about the argument...

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    Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

    AP® Psychology is just as much a class with an abundance of new vocabulary as it is an introduction into the field of psychology. Students often...

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    Native American Heritage Month: Stereotypes Still Unbroken

    Not long ago, with work piling up, to-do things needing to be done, and the fate of the free world basically depending on what I did next, I chose...

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    Mental Health Awareness: Your Brain Needs a Hug

    The words are never right. The time is never perfect. And life keeps piling stress after stress onto the people we love. What do we say to someone...

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    Frankenstein: A Romantic Reaction to the Age of Reason (and Other Perspectives)

    Happy Halloween week! For those wanting to sprinkle a little Halloween spirit into the classroom this week, the attached lesson plan uses the novel...

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    AP® World History: Murder Mystery Party

    The teaching of AP® World History can be a daunting task at times. Teachers are asked to teach over 800 years of historical content and then develop...

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    Mental Health Awareness: Are u ok?

    Being a teenager means a lot of things, but starting to date and get into romantic relationships or friendships sticks out as a huge milestone. The...

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    Teacher and presenter Kristian Kuhn stands in front of brick wall with painting of Bob Ross behind him

    What if we taught composition like Bob Ross teaches painting?

    Back in my hometown, it was a rite of passage at the age of twelve to get a paper route. There was no status associated with it, nor did it come with...

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