News Article #2:

My Top 3 Formatives

There are many assessment practices that I use that have yielded tremendous benefits for students. I use formative assessments for quick, continual assessing of student learning. The purpose of formative assessments is to capture data to inform my instruction. It lets me know which students are struggling…Read More

News Article:

“When am I ever going to use this?”

The biggest question I hear more than I enjoy is, “When am I ever going to use this?” No teacher likes to hear this, especially when they’ve worked so hard to create notes, practice, and activities for that topic, and especially when the subject is the teacher’s passion. It’s almost insult…Read More

What a wonderful experience it has been to watch my students engage in coding and robotic activities. Lego Mindstorm has encouraged my students to explore a whole new avenue of creative and technological sides of education. The students learned and taught each other through this first year process. They are now asking when we can do that again.…Read More

Flexible seating has been a wonderful experience that I have truly enjoyed. I am very thankful for the grant and encouragement to try something new. Flexible seating has been one of the best things I have ever done for myself and my students. There has been a positive whole learning climate change to one of teamwork, support for others, and…Read More

It has been another successful year for our AMS Entrepreneurs and our involvement with KVEC and the A.R.I. S.T.A.R.S. program. We had over 200 students participate in our annual AMS Entrepreneur Fair, and sent 6 teams (3 each from 7th and 8th grade) to the Knott County Sportsplex to compete in the regional fair. We are most proud of the diverse…Read More