Today, my Government students began what has become one of my favorite projects: Creating Your Own Government. Students are given an imaginary scenario in which they have to establish a functional government, including how to address issues such as building shelters, creating jobs, establishing an educational system, etc. Students are also required to draft a constitution complete with ... Read More about Creating Rubrics with Google Forms
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Google Classroom Updates
Google Classroom has made more exciting updates! Yay! Google has added these new features to Classroom this month: 1. Ask a question 2. Reusing posts 3. Pinning posts I've seen reports on Twitter that other exciting features, like Calendar integration, are coming soon. Can't wait for those! I recently tried the question option with one of my dual credit classes. I am a HUGE advocate ... Read More about Google Classroom Updates
Gamification in American Government
Towards the end of last school year, my students and I were all suffering from end-of-the-year-itis. We had 10 snow days (nothing like 20 from the year before!) and we knew we would be making up those days AFTER Memorial Day. We fell into the "4th Quarter Funk." Motivation on both "sides of the desk" was at an all time low. I had to try something to encourage at least a little drive and ... Read More about Gamification in American Government
Using Bookmarks in the Classroom
If you're like me, you probably have students access multiple websites for your class. I haven't quite found one single website that has every feature I use in my classroom...and that's ok! Sometimes, students have difficulty organizing and navigating a variety of websites during a class period. Students often become frustrated with me because I typically keep about 10 tabs open at ... Read More about Using Bookmarks in the Classroom
Create Classroom Decorations with Canva
Well folks, the summer sun is setting quickly and the school year is rapidly approaching. If you're like me, you most likely did not accomplish everything you set out to do during the summer...I never seem to finish my list! If updating your classroom decorations with posters/printables customized for your students is on your list, then head over to Canva! I've talked about this amazing ... Read More about Create Classroom Decorations with Canva