I have encountered so many students who come into my classes hating history. They don't understand why they have to take it, and come to...

February tends to be the start of planning for homeschoolers for the next year. Some will make concrete plans, purchasing curriculum or...

2024 is the year of elections. Or, it's the year to test democracy. Or, it's the year democracy dies. Or.... you see where this goes,...

For local homeschoolers, I've got space available in the classes I am offering as part of the FreeSpace Learning Pod. We're a small group...

As we approach the celebrations that mark the end of the calendar year, the internet is full of top 10 gifts/desserts/excursions/ways to...

When I teach world history, I do it by topic rather than by sequence. Yes, I follow the general sequence of the years, but we go through...

When I teach, I put my whole self out there. I love what I do, and believe strongly in my subject matter. I'm writing the curriculum, and...

Three years ago this week, I taught my first learner on Outschool. We were only a few months into the pandemic, and I had no idea if this...

I’ve just finished up with my third “round” of teaching World History from a thematic perspective (as opposed to sequential), and I’m...

I am almost at the end of semester 2 of my new Thematic US History class. Teaching this has been such an incredible experience - not only...

While I've been teaching Current Events classes all summer (and what a summer of news events this has been!) I started back to my...

I have to admit something. When I was in high school, and even college, I was never thrilled to do what instructors called "primary...

Back in March of 2021, I wrote a blog post about creating a Thematic World History class. I'm now on the other side of that class. I...

I'm a big fan of using simulations in my classroom for several reasons. The biggest reason is that it allows learners the opportunity to...

I've been mulling over two new class ideas for the last several months. By writing about them here, I hope to create a "must do" sort of...

One of the top reasons I love teaching is because I get to keep learning. And, I love the opportunity to approach the study of history...

Time flies when you're having fun, right? That is my only excuse for neglecting this blog. But today is the last meeting of my final...

I have not been physically in front of a class of students since March 11, 2020. Next week, thanks to the overwhelming amount of work and...

Let's me be completely honest here.... I'm a total history nerd, and I'm proud of that. My fascination with history started with my...

I recently started reading The World: A Brief Introduction by Richard Haass, who serves as the President of the Council on Foreign...