A little bit about Louisiana101

I have moved on from the public school system but I have not stopped my building a this website. I continue to write, create, research, and build things that I can use in my own classroom as I have moved on to a private school. I am collecting lots of Louisiana DVDs and materials that can help you if you just take a minute and look around.

Once in a while I am honored to receive a Louisiana book that I get to read and recommend to my own supporters. A new The Treasure Team book has been a very good read. Mary van Rheene joined ranks with artist Allen Ebarb to create an interesting adventure book about north Louisiana. The book has been a fun read and I highly recommend you trying it. I will get back with you just as soon as it become available to the public.

Everyday I search the TeachersPayTeachers website and lots of other sites looking for something I can 'convert' to Louisiana history worksheets. As you have already found out, there is not much out there for us. I need your help but if not, I am still post as many things as I can come up with. If you find something you can use, have at it. The site is here for you.

What I really need is for teachers to stop thinking that their lessons are not good enough. Many fellow teachers are looking for one "bright idea" to use in class. No one really needs a "full blown, GLE-encoded, state mandated lesson". Most of us have those, we just need that one little worksheet or activity to round out our own lessons. So please take the time to send an email and attach that word document that you put together last week. Make it a habit.

When you create something for your class, EMAIL it to me so that other teachers don't have to "re-invent the wheel". It's also a great place for you to store your work sheets for later use. Help us all help the kids. Lately I've been getting emails from teachers around the state sending me items they have used. Please send yours.

Not a day goes by that a Louisiana history teacher somewhere in the state isn't looking for a short, simple idea to use in class. At Louisiana101 I strive to have just the right filler that has been field tested by other teachers in the state. If every teacher in the state would send in just one small idea this site would be overflowing with tried-and-true solutions to that "What do I do for this lesson?"

There have been numerous lessons recently added with more being typed daily. Feel free to exchange ideas anytime. All I ask is that you "exchange" - one of mine for one of yours. I have added many Louisiana Indian links. I have also added lots of items that I have gotten from other contributors on TpT. They have been so gracious to allow me to redo them and then post the revised "Louisiana" items here. I also added photos of a recent trip to Evergreen Plantation and Baton Rouge's State Capitals.

I also collect old Louisiana post cards so you will find a gallery of views here also. I am trying to update this site with all of my own lesson plans and with the help of student observers from McNeese and my students teachers I will add even more questions, maps, graphs, and charts. They are designed for either block or regular schedule. Posting all of them for your use is now my new goal. 

Louisiana101 will only work if YOU help make it happen. If you get only one idea for your class here, please return the favor by sending in a lesson idea of yours. Other teachers are always interested in finding new material, so please email me some of yours. 

Never knowing just what someone will be researching lead me to put together a page on "Louisiana License Plates. I was interested in seeing just how often the state has changed styles of plates. As I gather additional photos I will add them to the page. You can purchase many of these plates through ebay. Lousiana101 searches about our state's flags prompted me to add a page on the "Brief History of Louisiana's Flags, and the links to more history.

 I will continue to watch what people are looking for and try to add it to the site. A great place to find research information is in the READING ROOM where I am always adding more research materials and great links. Understand that this site is an on-going project of a working Louisiana history teacher, not some full-time webmaster. If you have any comments, tips, suggestions, or just want to help, please do so at the email link above. Teaching this subject each day drives me to want to make it as user-friendly as possible. Also I ask that you spread the word about the site. The more people  who visit, the ideas we all will get. It would be nice to get a couple of ideas from every parish in the state. 

Understand that this site is an on-going project of a working Louisiana history teacher, not some full-time webmaster. If you have any comments, tips, suggestions, or just want to help, please do so at the email link above. Teaching this subject each day drives me to want to make it as user-friendly as possible.

Also I ask that you spread the word about the site. The more people who visit, the more ideas we all will get. It would be nice to get some school information from every school and every parish in the state.