Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Indian Removal Act / Trail of Tears Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Indian Removal Act Key Terms and People: Indian Removal Act Cherokees Andrew Jackson Creeks John Marshall Worcester v. Geo
Objective: To examine the development of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. Key Terms and People Dutch West India Company Purchase of Manhattan Importing of slaves Fur industry Peter Stuyvesant Multicultural identity British domination Duke of York New York City Common Core Learning Standards: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies - 1,4,5,7 Multimedia: Video - New York: A Documentary Film by Ric Burns, "New Amsterdam" (14:28)
The World War II Complete Package comes with the following: - 7 PowerPoint Presentations - Accompanying cloze worksheets and notes in both Word and PDF format for each presentation. Presentation Topics: - U.S. Neutrality and the Rise of Global Fascism - Stalin, Appeasement and Japanese Aggression - U.S. Involvement and the Bombing of Pearl Harbor - U.S. Mobilizes for War - Major Battles of World War II - V-E Day and V-J Day - The Holocaust * See the video preview for more specific details!
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the cultural changes brought about by the Jazz Age. Topics Covered: - fads - flappers - Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Life and Presidency of Andrew Jackson Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson. Key Terms and People: - Andrew Jackson - Patriots - American Revolution - Frontier - House of Repres
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Effects of the Great Depression Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the effects of the Great Depression. Key Terms and People: Dorothea Lange Herbert Hoover Hoovervilles Public Works Programs Reconstruction Finance Co
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Erie Canal Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Objective: To examine the major effects of the Erie Canal. Key Terms and People: Ohio and Erie Canal Erie Canal Locks Hudson River Lake Erie Multimedia: Video - The Erie Canal (4:46) Audio - "Low Bri
The U.S. Government PowerPoint and Notes Bundle comes with the following: - 11 PowerPoint Presentations - Accompanying cloze worksheets and notes in both Word and PDF format for each presentation. Presentation Topics: - Articles of Confederation - Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Northwest Ordinance and Shays' Rebellion - Constitutional Convention - Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federalism - Electoral College - Formation of the Bill of Rights - Bill of Rights - Organi
The American Revolution Complete Package comes with the following: - 13 PowerPoint Presentations - Accompanying cloze worksheets and notes in both Word and PDF format for each presentation. Presentation Topics: - Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts - French and Indian War - Stamp Act Crisis - Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party - The Intolerable Acts - Battles of Lexington and Concord - The Second Continental Congress - British and Colonial Strengths and Weaknesses - Dorchester Heights and the
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Trench Warfare Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the horrors of trench warfare. Key Terms and People: Parapet Fire Step Duck Boards Parados Front-line Trench Support Trench Reserve Trench Trench Rats Trench Foot Dul
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the World War I and the U.S. Home Front Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the U.S. homefront during World War I. Key Terms and People: Draft Selective Service Act Conservation "Victory Gardens" War Industries Board War
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in FDR's First Hundred Days Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the formation of the New Deal. Key Terms and People: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Election of 1932 Cabinet Brain Trust Bank Run Bank Holiday Emergency
The Cold War PowerPoint and Notes Bundle comes with the following: - 7 PowerPoint Presentations - Accompanying cloze worksheets and notes in both Word and PDF format for each presentation. Presentation Topics: - Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan - Emergence of NATO and the Warsaw Pact - China and the Korean War - McCarthyism: The Cold War Impacts the Nation - Impact of the Cold War on Latin America - The Vietnam War - The Fall of Communism * See the video sample for more specific details!
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Causes of World War I Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To analyze the causes of World War I. Key Terms and People: Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand Triple Entente Triple Alli
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Louisiana Purchase Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase. Key Terms and People: Toussaint L'Ouverture Haitian Revolution Louisiana Purchase Napoleon Bonaparte Meriwether Lewis W
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the War of 1812 Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the War of 1812. Key Terms and People: Impressment War of 1812 James Madison Dolley Madison Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key Star-Spangled Banner Treaty
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Imperialism and the Annexation of Hawaii Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the Age of Imperialism and the annexation of Hawaii. Key Terms and People: Imperialism "White Man's Burden" Rudyard Kipling Captain Alfred M
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Dust Bowl Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl. Key Terms and People: "The Grapes of Wrath" by, John Steinbeck Great Plains Dust Bowl Drought Foreclosure Migrant Workers Farm Sec
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Causes of the Great Depression Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Lesson Objective: To examine the causes of the Great Depression. Key Terms and People: Stock Market Crash Black Tuesday Dow Jones Industrial Average Philanthropist Buying on Margi
Video Tutorial - How to use Google Classroom, Kami, PowerPoint and PDF files seamlessly. - https://youtu.be/6YEE8BgzBIM Five files are included in the Tariff Debate of 1828 Pack. - PowerPoint presentation - Corresponding notes in Microsoft Word and PDF - Corresponding cloze worksheets in Microsoft Word and PDF Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the "tariff debate" of 1828. Key Terms and People: Nullification State's Rights Secede Tariff Imports Nullification Crisis John C. Calhoun R
Thirty-three years of teaching American History, Governmnet and World History.
Teaching style
I've taught all levels from honors, to average, to special education, to ESL. In addition, I have twenty-five years experience teaching in an inclusion setting. As a result, I have a very good idea how to differentiate my materials in order to reach a wide range of learning styles and ability levels. My materials include many custom made animations, audio clips, video clips, and activities involving movement in order to keep interest level high and to avoid monotony.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Who's Who In America's Teachers (I was featured in this several times. Sorry to say, though, you'll have to take my word for it. I didn't keep track of the years!)
KJOY Teacher of the Week (local radio station - I got a plaque with my name spelled wrong and a fifty dollar gift certificate to a local restaurant. It was a nice surprise, and the plaque has proven to be a nice conversation starter!)
My own education history
B.S., Human Service Studies, Cornell University, 1992; M.S., Social Studies Education, City University of New York at Queens College, 1998;
M.S., Instructional Technology, New York Institute of Technology, 2002.
Additional biographical information
Proud father of two fabulous boys!
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