mihistorychicks

We are two highly caffeinated history teachers in an ongoing interactive quest to share engaging methods that make teaching and learning Secondary Social Studies relevant, meaningful and above all, fun. We have 27 years of combined teaching experience and both hold Master's Degrees in Secondary Education.

High energy, interactive, hands-on, with a healthy dose of storytime mixed in. Lesson planning is grounded in Differentiated Instruction and fun.

Marquette Area Public Schools Co-teachers of the Year (2012-2013) Excellence in Education Influential Educator Award (2011 – 2012) Marquette Senior High School Instructional Leaders of the Month

BLYTHE RAIKKO *Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI M.A.E. Secondary Education (2012) Capstone Project: Characteristics of Effective and Engaging Secondary Social Studies Instruction in an Era of Rising Accountability for Teachers and Students *Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI B.S. History Secondary Education/Social Studies Secondary Education 2005 KRIS O'CONNOR *Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan M.A.E. in Secondary Education 2013 Capstone Project: Characteristics of Effective and Engaging Secondary Social Studies Instruction in an Era of Rising Accountability for Teachers and Students *Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant Michigan B.S. History Secondary Education/Social Studies Secondary Education 1989 Political Science/Sociology/English Minors: Political Science/English

National Council for the Social Studies, Presenters (November 2013 St. Louis, Missouri) Michigan Council for the Social Studies, Presenters (October 2013 Lansing, Michigan) Action in Education Summer Institute, Instructors (June 2013 Marquette, Michigan)