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…
Over the past five years, I have constructed approximately eight telegraphs, both for fellow teachers and for use in my own classroom. Below, you will find a simple blueprint for building a telegraph, along with…
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…
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…