A personal reflection on why I create Washington State History lessons—and how a 7th grade class in Elma, Washington (with a teacher who always locked the door after the bell!) inspired my latest DBQ resource on the Point No Point Treaty. In this post, I share why it’s so hard to find updated materials for this subject, how I tackled that challenge, and what students gain when we connect treaty history to civic action today.

Lesson plan for teaching about the Washington State Tsunami risk and Cascadia subduction zone.