Earth day (April 22) is coming up, and I make sure to include it in our social science courses. Depending on what I'm teaching at the time, we do different projects. Here are some of my favorites:

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5 tips to lecture without lecturing

When a student asked me to lecture more, I was surprised. She explained that sometimes she just wants the teacher to explain. She was struggling to pick up the material from readings. I do not like to lecture BUT I have learned that my personal distaste for the lecture format does not meet the needs of all my students. Some students benefit from hearing the information out loud. If you are like me and aren't a great lecturer, or even if you are, here are my 5 tips for the lecture:

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Social Sundays: A modern day project for teaching Civil Rights

The Civil Rights movement is an interesting era. My students argue that we are in a new period of the movement or that the movement never ended. For the purpose of this post, I’m referring to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. I’ve written about this era here and here. It is one of my favorite eras to explore with students in part because of its relevancy.

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Social Sundays: 3 Unit Plans for teaching the Renaissance

The Renaissance could be a whole course. I even was lucky enough to teach a 10 week course, once. Ten weeks is a luxury. Sometimes, you have just one or two weeks. With that in mind, I have put together some of my best ways to teach the Renaissance in one week, two weeks, or three to four weeks.

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Social Sundays: 5 resources for Feudal Japan

I’ve taught Feudal Japan as its own unit or as part of our Middle Ages unit. The choice is largely dictated by our timeline and the scope of the course. After teaching it a few times there some sources that I’ve found that are a nice addition to our study, and as a bonus are free (except 1)!