Week of 5/12–5/16 | “From Booby Traps to Breakthroughs: Accountability, AI, and the Vietnam War” Let’s start with some major love—our CAASP scores came back, and our school jumped up 27 points in writing! Huge props to the ELA department for leading the charge. But the truth is, this growth di…

New Blog Post:
LBJ ➡️ Nixon Thin Slide
🪖 My Lai Sketch & Tell
✍️ Annotate & Tell troop withdrawal
✌️ Tunnels & Traps: VietCong vs. U.S.
🧠 2xPOV on Class Companion
🔥 Snorkl + CC = student growth!
bit.ly/431pKmn
@eduprotocols.bsky.social @snorklapp.bsky.social @classcompanion.bsky.social

WH-Rack and Stack
#FastandCurious
#SketchandTellO
#SketchandTell Timeline
@DHelmEDU Template SKAT + 3xCER
I used @SnorklApp to help me find students who needed extra guidance.
docs.google.com/presentation...

🔍 Week of 4/28–5/2: Breakthroughs with Snorkl & EduProtocols This week felt like a breakthrough for me as an educator. I’ve always enjoyed using AI to make learning more accessible and meaningful. I realized Snorkl is essentially GoGuardian + Padlet + your d…

📷 New Blog Post Drop! 📷 Snorkl + EduProtocols to streamline feedback, boost engagement, and support better writing. Real-time insights made all the difference.
bit.ly/ironvietnam

When your podcast game is so strong, it extends to your socks.
Repping Under the Hat Podcast in style – because why just talk about it when you can walk it too?
Catch all the episodes here: underhatpod.com
#UnderTheHatPodcast #SockGameStrong

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Come to the EduProtocols Laguna Beach Summer Academy 🌴
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🗓️ July 24–25
💥 Hands-on sessions, ready-to-use strategies, and BEACH VIBES.
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🚨New blog: From Road Trips to Reflection: Teaching Civil Rights with Purpose and Power 🚍
Includes docs, slides, & Class Companion links—everything you need to teach civil rights
bit.ly/ironcivilrights
#Edusky #iteachsocialstudies #Eduprotocols
@classcompanion.bsky.social @eduprotocols.bsky.social

Student-Powered, AI-Boosted: The Week Civil Rights Came Alive This week was all about legacy—of presidents, of protest, of progress. From JFK’s New Frontier to Reconstruction’s fall and rise, we powered through domestic policy, dived into civil rights, …

Just wrapped a 🔥 week of Civil Rights, JFK/LBJ, and Reconstruction with Frayers, Snorkl, Class Companion, Station Rotation & more.
AI + EduProtocols = equity, engagement, and breakthroughs.
Read the full blog: bit.ly/ironsnorkl
#edusky @classcompanion.bsky.social

Just ran a 🔥 Rack & Stack on Bush v. Obama domestic policy for APUSH
✅ Fast & Curious
✅ Team Iron Chef (Bush vs. Obama)
✅ Tier List
✅ @shortanswer
Battle Royale
✅ Nacho Paragraph Rewrite
@classcompanion.bsky.social
Engaged, rigorous, and student-centered.
docs.google.com/presentation...

If you are going to Spring CUE come say hi to me at one of my booth sessions, or all of them!

Breaking Barriers: From Shut Down to Showing Up – The Moment That Changed Everything Four days. That’s all we had this week, but we made every second count. From Cold War espionage to the Cuban Revolution, students weren’t just learning—they were proving their understanding, refini…

New on Iron Scholar:
All year, this student shut down when things got hard. This week?
👉 “Unruh, this is light work.”
Find out how @snorklapp.bsky.social & @classcompanion.bsky.social are the one-two punch students need for a truly equitable education.
bit.ly/IronSch

The Power of AI and Accountability in the Classroom: 3/3 – 3/7 This week, I found myself leaning more into AI tools, not just for feedback but for accountability. I’m always moving around the classroom, looking over shoulders, giving in-the-moment guidance—but…

🔥 Iron Scholar: Accountability just leveled up! 🚀
🔹 @snorklapp.bsky.social transforms stdnt effort with real-time feedback & redos
🔹 Annotate & Tell Battleship + Archetype 4-Square
🔹 Stdnts aim for mastery 🎯
Read more: bit.ly/3DwIlwA

2/3-2/7: Teaching the Holocaust Through Inquiry, EduProtocols, and Deep Discussion Some topics in history demand more time, more care, and more space for students to process. The Holocaust is one of those. This week, we dedicated three days to unpacking one of the darkest chapter…

Iron Scholar:
✅Frayer
✅Thin Slide & #SketchandTell on padlet
✅#CyberSandwich w/ Class Companion
✅Solo #IronChef
Discover how #EduProtocols ignite curiosity & make inquiry-based learning come alive!
bit.ly/ironwk19
#iteachsocialstudies #sschat #eduprotocols

Join me at the Catalina Mixer! 🚀
📈student writing scores & save time with Class Companion
✅ Session 1: Nacho Paragraph + Cyber Sandwich
✅ Session 2: 3xCER + Retell & Rhyme + 8 Parts
🎫 18 sessions, slides, recordings-$24 FREE for members
✨ Details: tinyurl.com/EPCatalina

🏁World War I: Fronts and Ending Rack & Stack
✅Cyber Sandwich + Class Companion
✅ Sketch and Tell Comic
✅Annotate and Tell Battleship
✅Thick Slide
Check out the lesson here:
docs.google.com/presentation...

🚢Have you tried smashing #AnnotateandTell w/ Battleship yet? Here are some examples from an APUSH lesson on the Middle Class in the Gilded Age.
✅FAC
✅Thin Slide
✅Annotate and Tell Battleship
✅Thick Slide
✅Frayer
✅Class Companion for SAQ
#Edusky #iteachsocialstudies
docs.google.com/presentation...

📚Have you tried the new #Eduprotocol Emoji Escapade?🎯
Check out the example here in this APUSH-6.8 lesson.
✅Sketch and Tell Timeline
✅Thin Slide on #Kami
✅Thin Slide +Reading x2
✅Emoji Escapade
✅Sketch and Tell-O smashed w/ 3xCER
Lesson: docs.google.com/presentation...
#Edusky #iteachsocialstudies

They use all the information to create their claims along with the thin slides. I forgot to link the reading for the settlement house. Had to push it through on google classroom.

Iron Scholar Week 15 by Justin Unruh This Week in Iron Scholar: From Dictators to the Road to War This week, my juniors dove deep into the events that paved the way to World War II, blending historical analysis with creativity and col…

Link is broken, this one works: tinyurl.com/Ironwk15

🌟 This Week in Iron Scholar 🌟
🚀 EduProtocols in Action
⛴️Annotate & Tell Battleship: Gamify learning!
🛣️Road to War Project: #SignandTell w/ WWII analysis for real-world connections.
📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/Ironwk15http...
#Edusky #sschat #Iteachsocialstudies

📚Attention Educators! 🧠
🎯 Join Justin Unruh and Drew Skeeler for a special episode of the EduProtocols in Practice: Social Studies & Beyond Show happening TOMORROW at 12 PM CST / 10 AM PST!
📷 Where to Watch: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tag a teacher friend and spread the word!
#Edusky #sschat

So I had them do it in class companion and then copy and paste it over. Its magical.

🧠Have you ever used @ClassCompanion_ w/ 3xCER? Check out this APUSH lesson on the response to immigration for an example.📚
✅Fast and Curious
✅Thin Slide on Padlet
✅Thick Slide
✅Frayer
✅Sketch and Tell
✅#3xCER
Check out the lesson here: docs.google.com/presentation...
#Eduprotocols #Edusky

WH Review @JustinUnruh16

📚Review Ideas🧠
✅#Fastandcurious
✅#ThinSlide x2 (on wrong answers)
✅FAC
✅#SketchandTell
✅FAC
or
✅FAC
✅#Randomemojipowerparagraph
✅FAC
Templates here -> docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...
#Eduprotocols #iteachsocialstudies #Edusky

Iron Scholar-Wk 14
⚓️Annotate and Tell Battleship😀#REPP 🖍️#Sketch and Tell w/ Kami🛝Thin slide w/ kami 👑#4SquareArchetype & more

tinyurl.com/ISwk14

#iteachsocialstudies #Edusky

🚢Here are some examples of regular #Annotateandtell and Annotate and Tell Battleship style. I'm finding that students are going much more in-depth. Their conversations are going deeper, and knowledge is migrating through their sharing. Off-topic conversations are occurring less. #Eduprotocols

🚢🔡 #AnnotateandTell meets Battleship!
Students analyzed a pic of the Battle of Little Bighorn, circling 4 evidence-packed spots. 🎯 Called out coordinates to guess their partner’s picks—right guesses led to why explanations. Engaging history and critical thinking. #Iteachsocialstudies #eduprotocols

🚢🚀 Annotate & Tell + Battleship
After completing #AnnotateAndTell, students pair up and call Battleship coordinates. 🎯 Guess right? Your partner explains why they annotated that spot. Strategy meets critical thinking! 📝⚓ #EduProtocols #iteachsocialstudies
Template: docs.google.com/presentation...

APUSH-Civil War Politics
✅#FastandCurious
✅#AnnotateandTell
✅#SketchandTell w/ Road Signs
✅#ThickSlide
✅#SketchandTell-O Mind Map x2
Check the lesson out here w/ all the templates:
docs.google.com/presentation...
#iteachsocialstudies #eduprotocols

I know we just wrapped up EPWW6, but Justin Unruh & myself have our 2nd show episode coming up Dec 14th at noon cst/10am pst. We are going to be deep diving into the DBQ process and how we use EP's to facilitate it. We hope to see everyone there! (it is free) Link will be posted soon.

Thank you!!!!