Hello! My name is Angela Gerloski, and I'm a high school history teacher in West Allis, Wisconsin. I focus primarily on teaching World History and United States Government. My primary purpose for starting this blog is to reflect on teaching practices I incorporate in my instruction.
One of the most exciting things about being a history teacher is being able to share my love of history each and every day. My primary goal is to inspire students to enjoy their education in history as much as possible.
The good things about teaching at the high school level are mixed with some not so good things, too. As a new teacher, it's been difficult to navigate the growing presence of personal technology in the classroom. Last year (my first year as a teacher) I took the no tolerance approach. Unfortunately, that approach didn't exactly work, and actually made me more frustrated with students' inability to separate from their technology for an hour.
So, this year I'm excited to take a new approach: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," as they say. Because cell phones, iPads, smart watches, instagram, snapchat, and (of course) the internet are here to stay, I plan to adjust my approach to teaching by incorporating them into my instruction!
I'm not sure where exactly this project will take me, or how successful it will be, but this journey down the rabbit hole of social media will be interesting and informative for sure. Please follow along and give your feedback-- I would love to hear it!
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