Once a month I write a blog post for the National Council for the Social Studies. The entries are often excerpts or shorter versions of the longer topics covered here in a Veteran Teacher’s Lessons. Occasionally I provide new lessons, such as the March blog on the documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old and World War 1. You can access all my blog entries at my NCSS blog link or click on an individual entry from the list below, too.
- January 2019 VTL Blog Post:The Power of Photographs
- February 2019 VTL Blog Post: Engaging Social Studies Projects
- March 2019 VTL Blog Post: World War 1 in the Classroom
- April 2019 VTL Blog Post: Effective Classroom Discussion
- May 2019 VTL Blog Post: Teaching Informational Writing
- June 2019 VTL Blog Post: Reading Strategies
- July 2019 VTL Blog Post: Yearlong Planning During the Summer
- August 2019 VTL Blog Post: Election Lessons and Resources
- September 2019 VTL Blog Post: Teaching History with Murals
- October 2019 VTL Blog Post: Teaching Argumentative Writing
- November 2019 VTL Blog Post: Student Art in the Social Studies Classroom
- December 2019 VTL Blog Post: Harriet, a new film to teach about the Underground Railroad
- January 2020 VTL Blog Post: Commemorate Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu
- February 2020 VTL Blog Post: Bring Books into Your Classroom
- March 2020 VTL Blog Post: Measuring Academic Growth with Multiple Choice Assessments
- April 2020 VTL Blog Post: Web Resources and Downloadable Lessons in the Current Crisis
- May 2020 VTL Blog Post: Online Econ in the Current Crisis
- May/June 2020 VTL Blog Post: Reading and Writing About Historical Parallels
- June/July 2020 VTL Blog Post: The Color of Law - A Must Read
- August 2020 VTL Blog Post: John Lewis’ Legacy for Our Students
- September 2020 VTL Blog Post: Virtual Reality Field Trips for Your Classroom
- October 2020 VTL Blog Post: Resources for Encouraging Young People to Vote
- August 2021 VTL Blog Post: Teachers on the Front Lines
- September 2021 VTL Blog Post: On Tyranny - A Book for Our Students