The Elective

Emily Gaudette

Emily Gaudette is a writer for The Elective, the College Board's education magazine

10 Articles

a young female student sits on the floor of a library reading a book with a green cover

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Extra Credit

The Books That Got Students Hooked on Reading

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A young woman and a young man, seen from behind, sitting on a couch watching television while the man points a remote at the tv

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The 50 Best Historical and Educational Films Streaming Now

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photo illustration showing the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on

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The Coolest Educational TikTok Accounts and Hashtags

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student sitting at a table wearing headphones while looking at a laptop computer screen

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Handbook

Seven Online Tools to Keep Students Engaged at Home

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Tabletop with dice, pencils, papers and other tools for a role playing game of dungeons and dragons in progress.

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Feature

When the Teacher is the Dungeon Master

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a photo of actor Matthew McConaughey wearing a dark cowboy hat, sunglasses, and an orange university of texas t shirt and smiling broadly

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From True Detective to Real Professor

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a p united states history teacher joe coleman standing in front of a map of the united states

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Profile

My Favorite AP Teacher: Joe Coleman

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a young woman sits at a desk and speaks into a microphone that is connected to a computer and equipment to record a podcast

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Handbook

A User’s Guide to Classroom Podcasting

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a young man sits at a desk drawing on paper

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Handbook

Pop Culture in the Classroom: The Dos and Dont's

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a teacher looking over the shoulder of a young female student who is playing minecraft on a laptop computer

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'Minecraft' In the Classroom Benefits Students and Teachers

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