“The Write Way to Showcase Appalachia”

Approximately 75 students in my language arts classes will photograph the Appalachian community in which they live. Students will select photos that they feel showcase positive attributes of Appalachia to use as inspiration for creative writing pieces. After composing, revising, and editing pieces, students…Read More

My Grant proposal, Exciting Adventures with Kindergarten Readiness with Tiggly and Osmosis. With the big push for Kindergarten Readiness for preschool children in Kentucky the action research for this gran considers the student’s involvement as they begin a foundation of learning in number recognition and Alphabet recognition skills.

I am a strong supporter in keeping the focus on what’s really important: my students. If student motivation and increased interaction is actually the chosen end game, then we must adapt right along with t our students in our classrooms. Our classroom setting should be encouraging to problem solving, creativity, collaboration and critical t…Read More

Title: Can a combination of Kagan Cooperative learning driven by science labs improve the success rates of Exceptional Students in traditional classrooms?

Project Overview: Exceptional students within the traditional science classroom will be grouped in Kagan Cooperative learning groups and work within the structures during lab driven science…Read More

Project Title: Flipping and Swiveling in 6th

Project Overview:
The goal of the Flipping and Swiveling Project in my 6th grade mathematics classroom is to enhance student learning and achievement by reversing the traditional teacher-centered model of a classroom to a Flipped Learning model, focusing class time on student-centered active learning…Read More