Free discussion activities for the U.S. History survey course. Each prompt contains background reading, an image, a primary source, contemporary commentary, and questions to connect it all.

A long-awaited visit to see Monet’s house, gardens, and water lily pond in Giverny, France.

Chantilly, a Paris suburb, is home to an enormous chateau with elaborate stables, a fake hamlet in the expansive gardens, Chantilly lace, and, of course, Chantilly cream.

A pebble beach and a quirky town. My favorite seaside getaway in England! Grab a deck chair, visit the pier, eat a lobster roll, and hide your donuts from the seagulls.

Experience a flowering wonderland in the moat of the Tower of London.

Foodies: the Borough Market is an artisan food experience in London.

Coasts, mountains, and forests over 6 days in North Wales.

We stopped at six places (five of which were beaches) on this idyllic part of the North Wales coast.

Five days at Foxes Retreat in the British countryside,

Queen Elizabeth II marked 70 years on the throne and I was in London to celebrate it.

Laser-cut projects serve as creative expressions for personal history narratives.

My local personal narrative has become a favorite project. I look forward to what the students will share and how they will present it. Often, it helps them see their own history as important.

A classroom turned escape room to increase content knowledge, optimize group dynamics, and have fun.

A weekend trip to the Gateway City.

When possible, I try to teach American history stories from a non-dominant perspective. I don’t say that Lewis and Clark discovered anything. Explored, maybe, but not discovered.

My travel posts address my experience of local history, what I learned on each trip, and how I incorporate that new knowledge into how I teach history. Travel along!

As we expand our knowledge of history and the diversity to history, we want to make sure we are giving a platform to a variety of voices.

Why short and long breaks are vital to productivity and mental clarity.

Using values to set intentions instead of resolutions.

Presentation at the Annual Meeting