This morning as I cooked bacon for breakfast, I was transported back in time. No, I don’t have a cool time machine stove. The smell of the bacon frying sent me back to 1996, to a hotel room at The Sun Viking Lodge in Daytona Beach, Florida. Every few years my grandparents would take the …
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Thanksgiving in the Classroom
As I write this on a Saturday afternoon, I'm looking ahead to this week and see two days of school and then a glorious 5 day break for Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving falls very late this year, and I know that many teachers and students are so ready for this time to rest and recharge after a …
My Goal as a History Teacher: Create Curators
Depending on what subject you teach, we all have a goal in mind for how our teaching impacts students. As a history teacher with a background in museum work, my biggest goal is for my students to learn to curate their knowledge to be able to share it with others. This involves so many of …
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Victorian Inspiration
I have always been fascinated by the Victorian Era. My first exposure to history was reading the Samantha American Girl books when I was in first or second grade. I quickly became obsessed with petit fours and fancy dresses and my love of history has never gone away! And I keep finding myself coming back …
APUSHing into New Territory
Story time! The first time I answered the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" with "I want to be a teacher!" was in 2nd grade. I thought my teacher had the coolest job ever! She got to read The Boxcar Children, take care of our class guinea pig, and write …