History/Social Studies Tutoring

Happy week to the first day of school! If you are interested in history tutoring for your student, please complete this form:

History Tutoring Groups 2025-2026 Hello! Thank you for your interest in history (8th grade Georgia Studies, US History, APUSH, World History, and IB History) tutoring. My name is Elizabeth Burbridge. Who I am: My doctorate is in medieval history, and I taught world and modern world history at the high school and college levels. I ha...

We are 2 months away from the AP US History exam - eek - on May 9th (a Friday) at 8am! Looking for some additional support as your child approaches the finish line? Reach out!

Or is your child taking the EOC for US history? Georgia Studies? Happy to help them review the information in their standards.

Remember, Milestone tests count as a percentage of your highschooler's final grade.

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School starts in less than two weeks in our district here in GA! With that in mind, I'm starting to set up my tutoring calendar for 2024-2025. If you are interested in tutoring for GA Studies (8th grade), US History, AP US History, World History, or IB History I or II, please message!

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Beloved, yet problematic literature can have a place in the classroom - in the history classroom as source material. One of the many reasons why teaching students how to read primary sources is so important.

What to Do with Little House My mother read aloud to me every day growing up. Picture books at first, I’m sure, but I remember the chapter books most vividly. She read me E.B. White’s trilogy of children’s books -- we both agree that Charlotte’s Web is the best one, though I wonder now if I should revisit

There is a post going around social media asking teachers to stop using google, because when you google "What countries in Africa starts with K" the first answer is None.

And that's true - if you go to google.com and type in that question, it tells you that there are no countries in Africa that begin with K.

However, if you go to google.co.uk and type in that exact same question, it tells you that Kenya is a country in Africa that starts with K.

The AI algorithm in the United States has elevated an incorrect answer. All educators, especially ones that incorporate research into their classrooms, need to make sure that they are teaching students how to use search engines and check for accuracy. Tactics like lateral reading are going to be more and more necessary as search engines fall to the lowest common denominators. The cream is not rising to the top, and students need to know how to combat that.

This article was written by Carly Breland - a former AP US history student of mine! Give it a read and consider how you could be involved!

Call to arms: Thousands of Revolutionary War stories are waiting to be told. A new project asks the public to help uncover them | CNN The National Park Service and US National Archives and Records Administration are calling on Americans to help reveal the untold stories of the United States’ first veterans to commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.