My goal is to make teacher’s lives easier and help your students fall in love with social studies. Learning about history can be an amazing catalyst for changing our society.
With 15 years of experience teaching government, U.S. history, sociology, and AP government in New York and Pennsylvania, Melissa brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to students and teachers all over the world. She is also a certified AP U.S. Government grader for the College Board. Melissa proudly calls Wooster, Ohio, home and is a dedicated mother of two active boys and a supportive wife to a lacrosse coach.
We know that teaching government can be challenging. Engaging high school students who may already feel apathetic toward the subject is certainly no easy task.
Teaching the Supreme Court can be challenging when it comes to student engagement. However, I suppose this is not too surprising! Let’s face it, learning
If you teach U.S. History, I’m sure you will spend some time covering the Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies. These colonies are two of the most
As teachers, we all know that community building at the start of a new school year is important. Even in senior courses, taking time to
The American Sociological Association defines sociology as “the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate
I will be the first to admit that teaching AP Government can be extremely stressful, even for seasoned teachers. The topics are challenging, the workload
