Hey, everyone! We have a lot of cool stuff going on at Knott County Central in the ELA Department with Virtual Teaching/Hybrid Models. Because of our KVEC Grant in 2020-2021, we have literally been able to “stay on the same page” with our colleagues and students through the use of state-of-the-art cameras and sound equipment. Students have been…Read More

So, how is everyone’s zooming going? I have experienced a big decline in participation as this semester has gone on. Is it just me??? Please let me know how others are doing…

I’m just sharing an article that I am sending to the local paper, The Troublesome Creek Times, in Hindman. The materials supplied for my KVEC Grant this year, “Whenever I Want You, All I Have To Do Is Stream” helped make this a much better experience for everyone involved. Read the article….we live streamed all the way to Long Beach, California!!!

Hello from Knott County! As we all know this is proving to be an incredibly difficult and challenging year for everyone. From virtual teaching to in-person to online instruction and everywhere in between, students, teachers, and administrators have been “dreaming” of ways to make all of this a positive experience. So, as I was thinking about…Read More

We are coming closer to having our project finished, as students are submitting their interviews of unsung heroes. This has been an enlightening project that has involved not just the students, but people from the community. Students are coming up with innovative ways to use the A/V equipment that we acquired through this grant. We can’t wait…Read More

Hello, from the hills and hollers of Knott County! My students are currently working on the documentary which will feature unsung heroes of Knott County, as well as starting some podcasting within our school community. A huge shout out to Chris Epling and “Gabe” from UPike for coming and helping the kids get started! We have had quite a bit of…Read More

Our project, “We Are Knott Alone: Write the Wrong” is doing amazing things here in Knott County. Currently, students, parents, and community members are writing in the notebooks and putting themselves on a map of Knott County. As of now, I will be trying to collect these notebooks and get an idea of how many more entries we have been able to…Read More

After living in Eastern Kentucky for 44 years and being an English teacher for 21 of those years, I have developed an intense drive for improving the levels literacy and communication within our region. Within this passion, I have seen that the people of Appalachia have some incredible stories—of survival, defeat, victory, and struggle—that des…Read More