High school educator resources
for teachers who love the profession, still belly laugh throughout most of the school day, and know in their gut that there's a more fulfilling way to run a high school classroom.
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INQUIRY-DRIVEN
STUDENT-CENTERED
INQUIRY-DRIVEN STUDENT-CENTERED
Sound familiar?
Your bookmarks and tabs are filled to the brim with lesson plan inspo, but sitting down to plan still never goes the way you think it will…
I know you have a lot of ideas for your classroom, really big ones, really good ones. You love all of the mock trials, the gamified exam reviews, the pen-and-paper annotations. Because teaching invigorates you.
You're also the teacher who can't just buy something on TpT and assign it as-is. You always add more graphics or edit the examples because you know your students pretty freaking well.
But, alas…
You can't really execute on making the whole unit feel cohesive when you're lesson planning the night before, scrolling TpT at 11:49pm because you're searching for a lesson or activity that “just feels right” for the next day.
That's why I stick to inquiry based units that are student centered!
When your activities put the students in the driver's seat and they're planned with a really good essential question that drives inquiry, you actually end up saving your time and energy!
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Hey, I'm Drea!
10 year educator + curriculum specialist
Here's our trauma bonding moment that unites us forever: I, too, taught in a high school classroom post-COVID. I feel like we deserve extra letters at the end of our names for that achievement if I'm being honest.
Since I started teaching, I've been obsessed with making planning (and the whole classroom experience) more efficient and more enjoyable.
I've learned a thing or two about really specific struggles of teaching a room full of hormone-ridden teenagers. And after a decade of trial-and-error, I finally built a classroom culture that doesn't rely on me answering the same question a billion times and running myself ragged.
I stand for
- guiding units with really good questions
- putting the students at the center of their learning
- play as an integral part of learning
- educators committing to being lifelong learners
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I need the teaHow much time do you want to save?
Just an hour or two
I have fun seasonal activities that are perfect for when you just need time to breathe on a Monday and still want the kids to engage in inquiry!
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A full work day
Instead of sitting through an 8 hour PD planned by someone who hasn't taught since before COVID, try these workshops out! Learn about writing essential questions, exactly how I plan my inquiry units, and more! (More workshops coming soon…)
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A whole unit worth of planning
This is the newest member of the DHT Shop! They're called INQUIRY UNIT PACKS and it's 10ish days of content built from start to finish. We're talking everything you need, starting with U.S. History and Government units!
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from teachers just like you <3
This was a great, low prep resource. It worked well with my students.
— Sandra · January 19, 2026This resource saved planning time and gave me structured, ready-to-use activities that aligned perfectly with our state standards. It helped me guide students step-by-step through challenging material while keeping them engaged and motivated.
— Jessica · October 12, 2025My students were engaged with this resource and didn't whine with this assignment!
— Alex · April 24, 2025I have a free library of teacher resources
This is a growing library of activities and templates that I only share to my e-mail list.
A 10 minute training on unit planning, a hub of short stories for high school students, warm ups I used to survive the last month of school, an exam review disguised as a game of street ball, and many more to come.
They're the little things I wish I had in my toolbox on Day 1, and they're yours for free.
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