Hello, my name is Esther Wright and I teach Special Education at Pike Central High School in Pike County. I am very blessed to have my students and I am excited to get this year started in a positive way. Have a great year and God Bless!

Hello Everyone!
I have included my thoughts about Modern Classroom Project. Those of you who participated in MCP, I would love to hear from you, because I need to improve. I have yet to figure out how it best works without me feeling like I am leaving children behind or catering to the ones who will not put forth effort.

As my year is nearing a close and I look back at my goal with my grant, I am beyond pleased with the outcome! My grant for personal art supplies has provided exactly what my students needed- safe access to materials without the worry of COVID or other viruses. I paired my grant with another from the Youth Service Center and provided ALL students…Read More

Students are engaged and excited in their engineering studio while completing challenges with amazing materials!

We got our aquaponics system! We are now growing broccoli in the classroom using water and waste from our five goldfish. We also started some broccoli in our outside garden area. So far both gardens are growing at the same rate, but the temperatures are fluctuating outside so this may impact the broccoli plants. The students have been…Read More

My students have received their personal art supplies and are so excited! I am waiting on the arrival of their personal art journals from another grant. I can’t wait to get those to them and have them begin using them!

Resources are on the way for my engineering studio! I am eager to see the increase in student engagement as the new materials are utilized to work through each engineering challenge!

Very excited to have received two grants this year. I will be utilizing Oculus QUEST VR headsets for Science and Social Studies with my first grade class. As well my second grant was written for an awesome piece of technology called an E-Learning Glass. Can’t wait to use and show both of those resources soon!

I am excited about my items coming in even if it has been a trying time getting them. I am currently working one on one with students each day for 30-45 minutes. They are enjoying having their own task boxes and supplies to use at home and school. The students love the File Folder Games. I like that they are laminated so cleaning them is a…Read More

Many items for the grant have come in. A few items have been back ordered and cancelled. On to completing the grant research and excited to post progress this spring.

I am excited about being awarded three grants this year. I am beyond blessed to be able to give my students “school based learning tools” they can use at home. The Traveling Student Totes will allow my students have the tools we use at school. They are very tacticle learners and need some type of concrete learning tool to foster their…Read More

Hello from Knott County! As we all know this is proving to be an incredibly difficult and challenging year for everyone. From virtual teaching to in-person to online instruction and everywhere in between, students, teachers, and administrators have been “dreaming” of ways to make all of this a positive experience. So, as I was thinking about…Read More

I am super excited to launch my grant study this year. I am looking forward to determining if guided reading instruction can be as effective virtually as it is in person. I look forward to leveling the playing field for students who lack the resources to be successful with virtual learning

I am so excited to receive the ARI Learning Innovation Grant. My project is called Hands-On At Home. During this time of virtual learning, I wanted my students to continue exploring Science with hands on materials even at home. This grant will allow my students to receive “Science in a Box” packages which will provide them with all the mat…Read More

Kentucky School Readiness Definition

https://4.files.edl.io/eb7e/08/07/20/184050-dfd40a3a-ba6e-421d-9dcb-9f600f47abab.pdf

Kentucky’s Transition to Kindergarten Plan 2020

https://kyecac.ky.gov/families/Documents/KY%20TTK%20Plan%20Final.pdf

July/August Newsletter see pages 45-60 for Early Childhood News from Floyd County
https://tinyurl.com/y3a62865

https://kyecac.ky.gov/families/Documents/KY%20TTK%20Plan%20Final.pdf

Meet new 20-21 EC team members, KY Coverings for Kids, Head Start family success story, pre-k Chromebooks, #MaskUp @SchoolsFloyd, Yellow Glasses Proj, Recognitions, K Transition, virtual learning kits distribution tinyurl.com/y3a62865

Check out Floyd County Community Early Childhood Council provides to families two Saturday’s a month for ages B-5! m.facebook.com/pg/fcceccky/vi… Thank you, Russ Barker, CEO at McDowell/ARH for sponsoring for our families! youtu.be/R5WE5MkEgtY

Presented on my grant and shared my results. KVEC made working through this COVID crisis to present so easy and efficient. Thank you!

My students love making, recording, and watching their social skills videos. I can see them applying the skills in daily life.