Hello everyone! Just giving an update on the Entrepreneurial Young Author and Illustrator Project and the ARI Banner Project.

I’ve been traveling around working with the various schools participating in the banner project and things look great so far! Letcher Central High School blew me away, as did East Ridge High School as well. But don’t…Read More

Teach Like a Champion is a great book for working with teachers from all levels of experience. It has some awesome strategies for questioning. Here is a link to a summary of 49 strategies! http://www.themainidea.net/tmi_pdfs2/THE%20MAIN%20IDEA%20–%20Teach%20Like%20a%20Champion%20–%207-10%282%29.pdf

Project Title: Algebra Pride! (A Project-Based Learning Approach to Systems of Linear Inequalities)
In high school Algebra, oftentimes I find students merely memorizing patterns and procedures in order to pass an assessment. While drill, practice, and memorization is important for developing a skill base, it does not take students to a level of…Read More

Title of Grant: Switch Traditional…Go Digital!
Stephanie Younger, Belfry High School
As technology becomes an ever present expectation of skills in life, students are lacking the necessary abilities to compete in a world where technology is everywhere. As an educator, it not only my duty and passion to teach students mathematics but to also p…Read More

We have been able to turn our classroom into an alternative seating environment that promotes freedom of choice, student responsibility, and collaboration. Students have been wearing pedometers to track the number of steps taken each day in an alternative setting. We will then move to a more traditional setting and record our data again.…Read More