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How Do the Events in Israel Impact Our Students and Communities?

Blog, Classroom Culture, Educator Insights, History, Podcast, The Teacher's Lounge | November 1, 2023

Curriculum Trak’s The Teacher’s Lounge was pleased to share a podcast interview with two people: first, Dr. Josh Holtkamp, principal of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tennessee. Whitwell Middle School is known for its Children’s Holocaust Memorial...

Social Studies: More Than Just a Trivia Course

Blog, Educator Insights, Effectiveness, History, Integration, Podcast, Spiritual Formation, The Teacher's Lounge | October 5, 2023

We welcomed Mrs. Kristen Mast, 7th and 12th grade social studies teacher at Avail Academy in Medina, Minnesota, to The Teacher’s Lounge to talk about all things social studies. Kristen earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Florida...

Interview with Anna Salton Eisen, Part II

Announcements, Blog, Character Development, History, Podcast | April 25, 2023

We’re honored to share part two of a special guest interview on the The Teacher’s Lounge podcast with a second generation Holocaust survivor, Anna Salton Eisen. (In case you missed it, you can read part one here.) Both of Anna’s parents survived the...

Interview with Anna Salton Eisen, part I

Blog, History, Resources, The Teacher's Lounge | April 19, 2023

We’re honored to share a special guest interview on our podcast The Teacher’s Lounge with a second generation Holocaust survivor, Anna Salton Eisen. Both of Anna’s parents survived the Holocaust as Jews living in Poland at the time of World War II,...

Do Not Abandon All Hope: Dante and the Holocaust

Blog, History | April 14, 2023

Holocaust survivor George Salton (second from right), on the day of his liberation from the Wöbbelin concentration camp by U.S. soldiers on May 2, 1945. Few among us can ever claim to have been living witnesses to the existence of hell. But Dante, the famed poet of...

When Were Your Maps Last Updated?

Enhancements, History, News, Tips & Tricks | January 5, 2018

This is a common question for administrators and map editors alike especially as you take stock of your curriculum at the beginning of another year. The strength of Curriculum Trak is that it offers a “living” curriculum map for your school – quite an...