Category: Education Practices

The Joys and Pains of the National Boards Process…

There are some moments in your life that you remember so well. You know, it is one of those “where were you when…” moments. November […]

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Advocacy, Teaching, and Storytelling

Have you ever thought about what makes one an advocate, regardless if on a small scale or a big scale? Is it a characteristic that […]

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National Boards – Organizational Worksheets

There are a few times in my life, probably like your’s as well, where you remember where you were when an event happened. For example, […]

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Should you be concerned about our state’s new social studies revisions? My thoughts…

NOTE: Below are two old blog posts from Jan. 2022. Never would I have thought this debate would reemerge in my state but here we […]

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Using “Foldables” to Actively Engage Students

Foldables. High school teachers may have never heard of these. Many elementary teachers, on the other hand, know exactly what I am talking about. Why […]

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Using art to teach economic concepts

Using art to teach economics… who would have thought?  A few years ago, I worked with the Mississippi Council on Economic Education and the Mississippi […]

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Using Street Law Resources to Enhance Instruction and Engage Students

Read the following: After his wife left him and he was fired from his job, Anthony Elonis began posting rap lyrics to his Facebook page. […]

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