• I have attached a link to a video I watched yesterday. It is a little long, but I thought the last part was very profound… The point is… we must ACT! Planning is not enough and too time consuming. We must experiment… learn and move on. We have developed ‘learned helplessness’ by not engaging others in the work, but by wasting time.…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

  • Ok… every person that has any dealings with adolescents needs to watch this… Explains so much!!!
    [bpfb_link url=’http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain?language=en#t-239740′ title=’Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain | Talk Video | TED.com’…Read More

  • Dr. Bill Daggett’s presentation is below.
    Paul Green uploaded new file(s): hazard-ky.pdf to Appalachian Renaissance Initiative

    7 Comments
    • He was great. I am so glad folk who missed the live Daggett can see his presentation.

    • Thanks for posting Bill Daggett’s presentation. His message remains consistent and is perhaps even more relevant today. I’m interested in your thoughts about his reference to the Common Core as “outdated?”

      • Daggett spoke about that… The Common Core was initially developed in 2008. It is now 2015 and the world has changed so much during that time. The Common Core standards were written to address skills needed in 2008… not in 2015 and beyond.

        • Yes….he explained his reasoning….I would just like to see more evidence for the basis of his statement in addition to dates.

          • Hey Linda… your comments are definitely thought provoking. I have attached below an article that Daggett wrote they addresses some your question. As far as for Common Core… I think we have all said it ourselves… the CCS are the basement, and we must be looking to expand and go beyond them. I took Daggett’s comments as a statement that…Read More

            • I agree, Paul. This publication is a great companion piece for Dr. Daggett’s comments. I especially liked this Point:
              “While dealing with the wide array of issues that challenge school leaders daily, exemplary leaders keep a careful eye
              on emerging and “disruptively transformative” trends that may impact their schools, teachers, and…Read More

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