
Daniel Day Begins as Superintendent of Leslie County Schools
I’m very proud of Leslie County. It’s humbling to lead the district that raised me. I grew up in these schools and later came back to teach here.
3D Printer
My classes will be using a 3D printer to create relevant time period objects. This way they not only write and read history, it will also become tangible.
According to the research of Richardson, 2000, NAEYC & NAECS/SDE,2003, Clemens, Sarama, & DiBiase, 2004, NAEYC, 2009, and the National Research Council 2009 support the implementation of curriclular resources and program standards for mathematics for early childhood learners. Research shows that a child learning math skills in the first 6 years…Read More
My problem of practice is lack of resources to teach the Next Generation Science Standards. The Chrome Books will add one more resource to use with my students. We will be able to engage in virtual experiments and add variety to our inquiry based learning experiences. I have already found new websites to add to the ones I’ve already targeted.
My first project is going to focus on creating guided reading instruction that will allow students to read books that will spark questions among students leading them to more reading through research. I hope to show an increase in student reading achievement on the MAP test. My second project will research if going outside of the basal series…Read More
Our project, “You Like to Write, Right?” focuses on student engagement. The goal is to compare traditional writing methods, your pencil and paper version, with a technology driven writing class. We will also focus on the difference writing to a real world audience has on engagement and dedication to the writer’s craft. One group of my eighth…Read More

I’m very proud of Leslie County. It’s humbling to lead the district that raised me. I grew up in these schools and later came back to teach here.

In 1992, a young teacher walked onto the Dessie Scott campus in Pine Ridge and started what would become one of the most quietly influential