Congratulations to all the students and schools participating in the two projects I helped out on for the sumitt on April 27th! I was amazed to see the finished banners on display. Such talent and diversity of that talent in our region. I created a very long post, including pictures, of the banners and student authors / illustrators on my public…Read More

Tomorrow is the BIG day… banners are being processed, grommets are in, and the planning and preparation is hopefully going to produce a GREAT summit. I look forward to seeing how the young author/illustrator entrepreneurs prepared for their book signing, as well as all the county’s banners displayed together. Thank you all for the hard work and…Read More

Hello everyone! I am looking forward to seeing the finished banners from each county. If your school followed the directions sent via email throughout the project, then the banner project should have turned into a source for multiple classes to become involved in researching your topics. There’s a lot to look forward to on the 27th of this month.…Read More

Registration is now open for a two-day workshop with Kathy Swan and colleagues on the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) on June 1 and 2. Teachers will receive a stipend of $100 per day plus travel expenses. Follow this link and scroll down to the second block: http://sites.education.uky.edu/nxgla/nxgl-events/

Update on “Mouthing About Math” grant: My goal has been to promote students’ reflection, reasoning, and explanation of math practices in order to help deepen their level of understanding; thus the title Mouthing About Math. In order to provide models of rich forms of discourse and monitor students’ practice of reflecting, reasoning and exp…Read More