Hey, KVEC Social Studies – check out our first mini-cast for our Holler!

https://youtu.be/gOESeRAFTm8

Check out some pictures of ACT classrooms in the media tab!

I just uploaded new documents for coaching beyond ratings on FfT.

I got a big test coming up.

Initial Certification Training (first time evaporators of certified staff) is scheduled for August 30 and 31 at Hazard Community college. Please register at KASA website.

The Student Voice window in Infinite Campus will be from September 1 through March 1. There will be two reporting periods, at the end of December and again in mid-March. Districts will schedule their own windows. More information will be forthcoming.
Peer observation on-line training is
available. Go to this link for more
information
Many of…Read More

Hazard High School Scholastic Spaces Classroom Redesign Entrepreneurial Project!!

This article will inspire…I promise.
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/clever-diy-ways-to-decorate-your-classroom#.bjpPQjLrw’ title=’36 Clever DIY Ways To Decorate Your Classroom’ image=’https://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/9/16/15/original-10965-1379360437-33.jpg’]The classroom of your dreams is easy to achieve…Read More

Elementary Classroom Hacks (Big ideas at Little Cost)
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.edutopia.org/blog/elementary-classroom-hacks-big-ideas-little-cost-samantha-mcburney’ title=’Elementary Classroom Hacks: Big Ideas at Little Cost | Edutopia’…Read More

Great resources for innovative learning spaces
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Wow Worthy Learning Space Design
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-wow-worthy-learning-spaces-todd-finley

Twitter Chat tonight! 8:00 pm
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#ALLlearningspaces

A couple of innovative ways to set up a school library…:)
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Here are links to MANY videos about redesigning the library media center. We do have two schools redesigning their libraries as Design Challenges for the Appalachian Leadership Lab…we will post updates as that work continues.
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Edutopia article with links to other resources for classroom redesign
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-and-tricks-redesign-your-classroom’ title=’8 Tips and Tricks to Redesign Your Classroom | Edutopia’…Read More

Yes! http://www.epals.com is a great way for students from all areas of the world, to connect with each other! Check it out! You can join projects, share projects, set up email accounts for your students so they can send/receive emails from other students! It’s a great way for students to explore culture, language, and interesting facts about each other!

Great Ideas!

Thought I would share this in here. Here are some tips for a cheap, but effective, dry erase board. Most of you probably already know you can by a 4′ x 8′ sheet of “shower board” at your local hardware store. But after a while the markers won’t erase and usually after a few months your board is almost ruined. Next time you buy a piece, try…Read More

Questions to ask about student growth goals before they are approved. These questions can be used by principals in the approval process, by PLCs in the review process, or by individual teachers in the development of their student growth goals.
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): kvec-knott_lookforswithsample.xlsx to PGES

Here is a link to the September PGES newsletter…pay special attention to the article about the upcoming changes to student voice survey.
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Welcome to the Innovative Learning Spaces Holler! This space is for sharing inspiration, ideas, and pics of Innovative Learning Spaces….hope you will share. One of the folks we follow is Erin Klein…check her out at http://www.kleinspiration.com/p/meet-erin-klein.html.

So happy to see all the new members in the PGES Holler. Please post questions, comments, or discussion topics! We can help each other improve the growth and effectiveness of our teachers and leaders!

Elise Legaspie shares her 3rd grade classroom in a video on Classroom Cribs.com…it is fun to look the transformation of the classrooms featured here.
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Ricky Thacker, Appalachian Leadership Lab Design Fellow, shares pictures of his redesigned Betsy Layne High School math learning space…The space is amazing and the engaged kids in the pictures shows it is truly a LEARNING space. Thank you for sharing,…Read More

Erin Klein’s Classroom Design Ideas
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.kleinspiration.com/2013/07/tons-of-classroom-design-ideas-for.html’ title=’Kleinspiration: TONS of Classroom Design Ideas for Setting Up Your Cozy Learning Space!’ image=’http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VHSknvbIZOw/Tizia8cWwQI/AAAAAAAAI0U/wQE5tJbBKEk/s1600/Klein_01.jpg’]Wow amazing! I am…Read More

Classroom Cribs 2015 Challenge is open!!!!
[bpfb_link url=’http://classroomcribs.com/join-the-2015-classroomcribs-challenge/’ title=’Join the 2015 #ClassroomCribs Challenge!’ image=’http://classroomcribs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/unnamed.jpg’]Last year over 2000 educators signed up to learn more about classroom design, as we launched the…Read More

Resource from Erin Klein on Technology Centers
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): handout-technology-centers.pdf to Innovative Learning Spaces

Jennifer, thanks so much for posting these resources! Thank you for always taking time for me! You’re the best!

Angie Halsey shared pictures of her tables that she received donations to get and a picture of how she uses her document camera and Mondo Pad together for interactive instruction. Thanks for sharing, Angie…Hope other teachers will share elements of their learning…Read More

Denise Yonts shared a photo of a teachers classroom who is beginning to redesign his learning space. John T. Watts (Tyler) in Letcher County, keep up the good work!
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): classroom-pic.docx to Innovative Learning Spaces

Steel Case offers an Active Learning Center grant. RFP will be posted this fall…
http://www.steelcase.com/discover/information/education/active-learning-center-grant/

https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7095.pdf
What is a maker space??

Erin Klein’s Pinterest board for classroom redesign….LOTS of great ideas.

Looking for teachers to post pictures of their learning spaces! Maker spaces? Centers? Innovative ideas? Please share!!!

http://www.kleinspiration.com/
Erin Klein’s blog and ideas for innovative classroom design. She is a GREAT resources!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/class_setup/

Class set up tool to create layouts for classrooms

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-and-tricks-redesign-your-classroom
Edutopia: 8 Tips and Tricks for Redesigning Your Classroom

http://www.thomascmurray.com/tag/class-design/
Beyond Ditching the Desks, 9 Creative Ways to Avoid The Cemetery Effect for All Classrooms

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

I am posting resources for PPGES goals development.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): principal-professional-growth-and-effectiveness-goals.docx to PGES

KDE, in the CEP trainings, has been asking for feedback from the districts on the administration of the Student Voice Survey. Would your district benefit from having flexibility in the way Student Voice is administered? Paper and pencil? Response systems? Would a change in format impact how results are used? Would love to see your feedback…Read More

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

The Social Studies Teacher Leader Network meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 24th has been cancelled. The next meeting will be March 27th (note the change from March 31 originally scheduled).

KDE CEP Regional Work Sessions for 50-50 Committees
These regional meetings, held typically at county extension offices, will allow for up to 6 members of your district’s 50-50 committee to spend the morning learning about updates for the 2015-16 school year. In the afternoon, the district teams will work together to begin the process of deciding…Read More

Teachers,

Here is a gold-mine for primary sources… Oral-histories for the Appalachian Region. Some of these are amazing!
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/collections/appalachia-oral-history-collection’ title=’Appalachia Oral History Collection | Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History’ image=”]Residents of Appalachia discuss…Read More

Tools and resources from yesterday’s Peer Observation Training are now posted in Resources. Click on PGES and then open the Peer Observation folder.

Superintendents or their designee can now enter site visits into CIITS. Here is the QRC that shows the screenshots for that process.http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Documents/CIITS%20QRC_EDS_Conducting%20Site%20Visits.pdf