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Jason Hall posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 2 weeks, 5 days agoWhile we are all social distancing I hope my students are catching up on reading some great books. In this podcast I share with my students and their families what I am reading and I ask what are they reading.
What I'm Currently Reading | What Are You Reading?I'm currently reading two books. One of the books is zombie fiction for fun and the… -
Jason Hall posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 3 weeks agoWhile I wrote my grant for podcast equipment for the students to use themselves, I have found that it help me communicate with my families during our nontraditional Instructional days.
NTI Day 2 morning announcement for my 6th grade students and their familiesMy 6th grade students and families are the best! I am happy with with I have been… -
Jason Hall posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 3 weeks agoI did a podcast alone today. Now that my students are participating in NTI days I did a podcast to share my expectations with my students.
NTI Day 1 Morning Announcement for my 6th grade familiesToday begins our NTI adventure. In this announcement I explain the packets and online learning students are to do over the next several days. I'll b… -
andrea rowland posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 3 weeks, 6 days agoAnother load of treats went out last week. Sight words still going strong. -
Tara Howard posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month ago6th and 5th grade students were hard at work today finalizing their scripts and recording their podcasts for our project, âStudent Voices of Appalachia: Podcasting in… -
Danielle Masters posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month agoMy students love making, recording, and watching their social skills videos. I can see them applying the skills in daily life.
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Elizabeth Harmon posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 1 week agoI am enjoying the iPad pro in my speech room. Other than using it for social skills, I am still hoping to find a way to use it for paperless data collection and progress monitoring.
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Jesse Lucas posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 1 week agoAs for the 3-D printing with the special education grant, unfortunately the 3-D printer messed up right before Christmas and I was unable to fix it until Christmas break. This means we did not get to sell Christmas ornaments like we originally wanted. On the bright side, the special ed class did come up and help design ornaments with my…[Read more]
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Jesse Lucas posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 1 week agoThe demos have been doing great in my lab so far! I have not looked at the raw data for the demos themselves but I can just say, they seem to be working really well and making me able to create a story line around certain lessons.
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Latonya Taylor-Rowe posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 1 week agoWe have had a busy nine weeks in the STEAM Lab. The students studied space exploration, weather patterns, completed experiments, and completed an Entrepreneurial Project. The ARI grant was used to purchase several augmented reality activities.
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andrea rowland posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 1 week agoThese paws are up and kids are already on the hunt! They are excited to find the words of the day 🤗 -
Elizabeth Harmon posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 3 weeks agoI received an iPad pro and Apple pencil. We are working to use the ipad to create social skill videos. I hope that students will be able to learn to create actual “movie” about social goals and skills they are working towards!
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Frankie Mechell Puckett posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 1 month, 3 weeks agoThe students really enjoy using the Ipads, Kindle Fires and Chromebooks to help with their learning. The Ipads and Kindles have increased my students’ fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. It has allowed them to listen to the stories numerous times in order to help them with comprehension and fluency. My 5th grade student enjoys t…[Read more]
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Danielle Masters posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 2 months, 1 week agoFor my grant I got an iPad and apple pen. I have been working with my students to improve social skills. They are recording themselves and each other and watching videos– we talk about what is appropriate and what can be done differently. Some of my students can create trailers and edit the movies. The children are very motivated by this. They…[Read more]
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Misty Delong posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 2 months, 3 weeks agoTrauma Informed Painting
Our project is growing exceptionally well. I, initially, identified 15 students with at risk indicators to participate in the weekly painting activities. The interest in painting grew quickly among the group of students who were referred to extended day programming due to course failures, truancy, and disciplinary…[Read more]
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Jessica Mullins posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 2 months, 3 weeks agoOpportunities with Ozobots: Coding with Colors
I initially had plans to only use the Ozobots with students in grades 3-6th, however my younger students were very interested in them so we gave it a try! Ozobots are great for all ages from Kindergarten all the way up to 6th grade. I have designed my STEAM lab into stations which allows me to work…[Read more] -
jeffcoots94 posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 3 months agoMy students have finally begun working on our Raspberry Pi kits. We hit our first major roadblock with them where we do not have a way to represent 8 kits at the same time due… -
Latonya Taylor-Rowe posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 6 months, 2 weeks agoThinkers of the Future
As I stand in front of my classroom each day looking at my students I can’t even conceive the future for them. I wonder what unthinkable gadgets will unfold. I question if schools are progressing quickly enough to make significant contributions in the preparation of our students for what is yet to be. Will they have t…[Read more] -
David Sparks posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 11 months agoThis year has been amazing. Getting to work with Mark on our project has been an eye opening experience. The students got to do some great things in and out of the classroom using the programming skills they have learned.
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Mark Harmon posted an update in the group
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative 11 months agoAs we wrap up this year, I am looking forward to further implementing and continuing to grow my project next year. My students created a lot of really awesome projects and the… - Load More
Appalachian Renaissance Initiative
Public Holler 2 weeks, 5 days ago
A consortium of 21 rural school districts made the commitment to share resources and professional learning opportunities and also work to affect policy and protocol in an effort to connect learners to highly effective teachers every day. This resulted in the development of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI).
