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I have been teaching Social Studies for over 10 years in the New York metropolitan area. Over the years, I've taught and helped design course curricula for U.S. History, World History, finance, sociology, and A.P. U.S. Government and Politics. In 2024, I spoke at the NCSS Annual Conference in Boston, the AI Literacy Summit in northern New Jersey, and the NJECC Annual New Jersey Educational Technology Conference, leading sessions to help teachers on how to use artificial intelligence to create immersive and interactive lessons.
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Game - The Cuban Missile Crisis
Forget boring lectures! This 60-minute simulation transforms your classroom into the high-pressure ExComm war room. Your students won't just be studying history— they will be fighting for survival! THIS IS CLASSROOM COMPETITION AT AN EXISTENTIAL LEVEL:The Power Dynamic: Students are assigned specific, high-stakes roles—President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, General Maxwell Taylor, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Each group will have its own doomsday clock they will ne
7th - 12th
U.S. History, World History
Decision-making - The US and the death camps in World War II
Transform your classroom into the Oval Office in 1944. Move beyond the textbook and challenge your students with one of the most difficult moral dilemmas of World War II. In this high-stakes simulation, students analyze declassified intelligence, examine aerial reconnaissance photos, and step into the roles of historical figures to answer the haunting question: Could the United States have done more to stop the Holocaust?The scenario: It is late 1944. Intelligence has confirmed the existence of
7th - 12th
U.S. History, World History
Stations activity - The US mobilization for World War II
Transform your classroom into the "Arsenal of Democracy" with this immersive, 5-station rotation activity!Move beyond the textbook and let your students explore the massive industrial, social, and military transformation of the United States during WWII. This comprehensive lesson plan guides students through the complexities of the home front, from the secrecy of the Manhattan Project to comic book propaganda. What’s Included in this Resource:Step-by-Step Lesson Plan: A complete guide with timin
7th - 12th
U.S. History, World History
Jigsaw and chain reaction activity - The causes of the Great Depression
STOP presenting the causes of the Great Depression as a boring list!Transform your U.S. History class into a dynamic economic think tank with this highly collaborative, 1-2 day jigsaw and dominoes chain reaction activity! This activity challenges students to analyze the complex web of factors that caused the crisis and then negotiate the economic chain reaction that led to disaster. This lesson ensures 100% student engagement and accountability as they answer the essential question: Why did the
7th - 12th
Economics , U.S. History
Opposing viewpoints - The Monroe Doctrine: Shield of Liberty or Tool of Empire?
Stop lecturing and start analyzing! Dive deep into early American foreign policy with this comprehensive, differentiated lesson plan on the Monroe Doctrine. In this inquiry-based lesson, students investigate the "Essential Question": Did the Monroe Doctrine aim to preserve American power or to secure Latin American independence? Students will analyze opposing viewpoints to decide if the doctrine was an altruistic defense of freedom or a calculated move to establish U.S. dominance in the Western
7th - 12th
U.S. History
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Experience
I have been teaching Social Studies for over 10 years in the New York metropolitan area. Over the years, I've taught and helped design course curricula for U.S. History, World History, finance, sociology, and A.P. U.S. Government and Politics. In 2024, I spoke at the NCSS Annual Conference in Boston, the AI Literacy Summit in northern New Jersey, and the NJECC Annual New Jersey Educational Technology Conference, leading sessions to help teachers on how to use artificial intelligence to create immersive and interactive lessons.
Teaching style
I prefer a discussion-oriented and student-centered classroom, in which students are doing the "work" of history by hypothesizing, evaluating evidence, and creating evidence-based claims about the past. I use simulations, technology, discussions, and debates to keep students in dialogue with each other. I also understand that teachers need to lead the classroom to model historical thinking and to stabilize content knowledge.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I've been named a W!SE Gold Star Teacher in financial literacy twice. I have led PLCs in “Facilitating and Teaching Interdisciplinary Connections in Social Studies and English in American Studies” (2020-2021), “Vertical Articulation between World History Honors and AP US History” (2022-2023), and “Teaching with and for Artificial Intelligence” (2023-2024). I've led sessions at the NCSS Annual Conference in Boston, the AI Literacy Summit in northern New Jersey, and the NJECC Annual New Jersey Educational Technology Conference, instructing attendees on how teachers can create “navigable” learning environments using generative AI and Google Slideshows.
My own education history
- BA in History and Political Science from Montclair State University
- BA in Classics from Rutgers University
- MA in Classics from the University of Washington- Seattle
- MA in the Teaching of Social Studies from Teachers College- Columbia University
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