The Supreme Court Case Studies booklet contains 82 reproducible Supreme Court case studies. These cases include landmark decisions in American government that have helped and continue to shape this nation, as well as decisions dealing…
Introduction This is one of my favorite lesson plans of each year. It is also one the students bring up over and over again later. I start class by telling my students that I do…
For the second consecutive year, I had the incredible opportunity to take my students on an enlightening excursion to the Indiana Appellate Court on Wheels. There’s something extraordinarily valuable about experiencing firsthand the dynamics of…
Purpose the preamble of a statute is a key to open the mind of the makers, as to the mischiefs, which are to be remedied, and the objects, which are to be accomplished by the…
The Toolkit is designed to put instructional and curriculum design tools into the hands of teachers and leaders in local districts. The Toolkit resources focus on implementation of the Inquiry Arc, as presented in The…
I have spent a large amount time curating/cultivating and adapting material for my classroom. My classroom is almost completely paperless and I am never satisfied with leaving my curriculum as is. The following is a…
I normally do not desire to show a complete movie in government or history class. I have one exception. I like to use the movie Dave. During the movie Dave Kovik will learn how to…