The Holler | chawkins | Friends Activity https://www.theholler.org/members/chawkins/activity/friends/ Activity feed for chawkins's friends. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:17:42 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3c9e56213b7fb0816b34059167923181 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #10 (23 mins) Develop a […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65805/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:47:06 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #10 (23 mins)
Develop a literacy identity that promotes lifelong learning.
• Provide opportunities for students to view themselves as lifelong learners who take an active role in their literacy development, understanding they impact and are impacted by their interactions with text
• Carole Mullins, NBCT and Reb…Read More

]]> 0 a43c38a13ad0a9ac585d4e686cb80119 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #9 (31 mins) Apply high […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65803/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:44:42 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #9 (31 mins)
Apply high level cognitive processes to think deeply and critically about text.
• Help students must move beyond basic comprehension and interact more deeply with the text
• By applying synthesis, analysis, reflection and other higher order thinking skills, students are equipped to examine text cri…Read More

]]> 0 d47fbe62e844989bfec0d749e10fc416 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #6-7 (37 mins) #6: […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65800/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:41:58 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #6-7 (37 mins)
#6: Collaborate with others to create meaning. #7: Utilize digital resources to learn and share with others.
• Help students learn to interact with others in order to confirm, challenge or shape their views and ideas
• Know how to effectively produce and critically consume digital information
•…Read More

]]> 0 db547fbe85b698092823b2af736fc883 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTRODUCTION TO THE 10 INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICES […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65789/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:53:38 -0400

INTRODUCTION TO THE 10 INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICES (18 mins)
• Understanding the purpose and function of the practices
• Carole Mullins, NBCT

]]> 0 24ba71acb27d568bf19b9064adb43696 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #1 (32 mins) Recognize […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65262/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:55:59 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #1 (32 mins)
Recognize that text is anything that communicates a message.
• Expand traditional knowledge about text to include visual, auditory & digital sources
• Use sources across disciplines to provide increasingly rigorous opportunities for students to interpret messages communicated through different med…Read More

]]> 0 8ed015a9ec870df39328215be81ec2d6 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #2 (29 mins) Employ, […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65260/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:54:54 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #2 (29 mins)
Employ, develop, and refine schema to understand create text.
• Through the use of multiple texts and interdisciplinary content, activate students’ schema. Provide opportunities for developing new connections, applying specialized vocabulary and reflecting on new understandings
• Appropriate for K…Read More

]]> 0 9c4255207acb7587d4a4e3009b47757b Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #3 (30 mins) View […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65258/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:53:57 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #3 (30 mins)
View literacy experiences as transactional, interdisciplinary, and transformational.
• When students’ literacy experiences cross traditional disciplinary boundaries, their knowledge is expanded and relevant
• Students’ interactions with text become transformational when they are motivated to purs…Read More

]]> 0 a10d1c7da0fd8d688051543077c97aa8 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #4 (30 mins) Utilize […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65255/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:52:39 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #4 (30 mins)
Utilize receptive and expressive language arts to better understand self, others and the world. View literacy experiences as transactional, interdisciplinary, and transformational.
• Experiencing both receptive (i.e., listening, reading and viewing) and expressive (i.e., speaking, writing and v…Read More

]]> 0 7684e50486c68a1dcd23687aefc20ea6 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #5 (38 mins) Apply […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65253/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:51:21 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #5 (38 mins)
Apply strategic practices, with scaffolding and then independently, to approach new literacy tasks.
• Help students to strategically approach literacy tasks in order to make intentional decisions about when, where and how to apply thinking and learning processes
• Independence and tra…Read More

]]> 0 36c9764e13d3724f4a707a1bc332e6ff Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: Composition Video Resources Link: […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/64660/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:17:02 -0500

Composition Video Resources Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vIg6dkOjgATOSbQCosjIiKQFMGGIqzs1?usp=sharing

]]> 0 f46c70f0b948766de8e61ec52439c3a9 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: KAS for Reading and Writing Video Series: EPISODES 1-5 […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/64656/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:04:24 -0500

KAS for Reading and Writing Video Series: EPISODES 1-5 RESOURCES LINK:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XaizNuJf-tWqMK0CLJU86EZ08xzOabfI

]]> 0 594f50deed3f89f0c5c4116d92470ba2 Johnny Belcher posted an update in the group Assessment: Thank you for your post Tony. Student ownership is certainly […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/58713/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:15:05 -0400

Thank you for your post Tony. Student ownership is certainly what we all are after. Do you have any more details for how you encourage or prompt student analysis of their work?

]]> 4 a5bd8ce675bf76d5f84a7c019677f0e5 Johnny Belcher posted an update in the group Assessment: Welcome to the Assessment Holler. We hope this can be a […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/58553/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:03:48 -0400

Welcome to the Assessment Holler. We hope this can be a place to share and pose questions about Assessment practices that will help us all become better for our students.

]]> 0 6f5f8029e4d93fb06a6b257228c6619c Johnny Belcher posted an update in the group Accountability: Welcome to the Accountability Holler. We hope this resource […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/58552/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:55:51 -0400

Welcome to the Accountability Holler. We hope this resource can serve to help all who join to better understand the complexities of our evolving state accountability model. Please join us in posing questions and posting helpful information so we may learn together.

]]> 0 e31c514643f58b60ae5950235ac48e94 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=112965 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:34:38 -0400

The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education was pleased to offer an Assessment and Accountability Summit on Wednesday, September 27th in Hazard.  Rhonda S […]

KVEC/KDE Assessment Summit Videos Released
Assessment, Highlights, KVEC
October 10, 2017
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The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education was pleased to offer an Assessment and Accountability Summit on Wednesday, September 27th in Hazard.  Rhonda Sims, Jennifer Stafford, Karen Kidwell and the KDE staff shared the...

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]]> 0 a1983f6b64cb6b7c224c9841d1d748c9 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=112038 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:08:39 -0400

The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education is pleased to offer our Assessment and Accountability Summit on Wednesday, September 27th to be held at the […]

Assessment and Accountability Summit
Highlights, KVEC
August 21, 2017
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The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education is pleased to offer our Assessment and Accountability Summit on Wednesday, September 27th to be held at the First Federal Center on Hazard Community and Technical College’s...

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]]> 0 2d4876f56c09ee6f6e038d49cc2afb15 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=104338 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:30:24 -0400

 

In this video series you will be introduced to Henry County Schools in Georgia. Henry County is a mid-sized suburban district Southeast of Atlanta that has in the past decade seen rapid growth and an […]

An Introduction to Henry County Schools, Georgia: A Path to Personalized Learning
Featured, Highlights, KVEC, Personalized Learning
March 25, 2017
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  In this video series you will be introduced to Henry County Schools in Georgia. Henry County is a mid-sized suburban district Southeast of Atlanta that has in the past decade seen rapid growth and an increasingly diverse student population....

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]]> 0 090acbe237c06be360a6de423856b616 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=104357 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:40:32 -0400

Competency-based learning has been a driving force for Henry County School’s personalized learning approach and has led them to defining competencies from the standards.  In this segment, Karen Perry and Aaryn Sc […]

Competencies & The Future
KVEC, Personalized Learning
March 13, 2017
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Competency-based learning has been a driving force for Henry County School’s personalized learning approach and has led them to defining competencies from the standards.  In this segment, Karen Perry and Aaryn Schumhl share this work and give us a...

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]]> 0 7f28a94e2ea59f1718df161ee022b736 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=104354 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:37:27 -0400

We often hear of personalizing learning, but not so often of personalizing assessment.  Melissa Thomas of Henry County Schools, Georgia shares the district’s approach to assessment that has been tailor made to su […]

Assessment for Personalized Learning
KVEC, Personalized Learning
March 17, 2017
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We often hear of personalizing learning, but not so often of personalizing assessment.  Melissa Thomas of Henry County Schools, Georgia shares the district’s approach to assessment that has been tailor made to support their initiatives for competency-based and personalized...

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]]> 0 c651c738f7e18640edcdc54b229d5869 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=104351 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:35:30 -0400

Henry County School’s Assistant Superintendent and Special Project’s Coordinator, Aaryn Schmuhl and Karen Perry share their district’s path through the implementation process for personalizing learning.  A proces […]

Implementation Process
KVEC, Personalized Learning
March 18, 2017
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Henry County School’s Assistant Superintendent and Special Project’s Coordinator, Aaryn Schmuhl and Karen Perry share their district’s path through the implementation process for personalizing learning.  A process that began in 2013 and led to the first cohort of schools...

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]]> 0 e90cc269cb3d305444a4abb64687bfdc Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=104347 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:33:09 -0400

Aaryn Schmuhl and Karen Perry of Henry County Schools in Georgia guide us to understanding the five Tenets that support the district’s framework for personalized learning.  Their work is part of the Next Ge […]

5 Personalized Learning Tenets
KVEC, Personalized Learning
March 19, 2017
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Aaryn Schmuhl and Karen Perry of Henry County Schools in Georgia guide us to understanding the five Tenets that support the district’s framework for personalized learning.  Their work is part of the Next Generation Systems Initiative funded by the...

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]]> 0 794a4eeb395442affeb82ad09a543e60 Abbie Combs earned the badges: Content Creator: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/51728/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:36:24 -0500

]]> 0 62165005827e60d003af0c30fcafb412 Abbie Combs wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=103498 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:36:21 -0500

Goal: To address critical teaching shortage areas and improve teacher effectiveness in the KVEC/ARI region.
The ARI Teacher Tuition Assistance Program is a RTTT-D funded project that targets teachers who are […]

KVEC/ARI TEACHER TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ARI, Featured, Highlights, KVEC
February 27, 2017
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Goal: To address critical teaching shortage areas and improve teacher effectiveness in the KVEC/ARI region. The ARI Teacher Tuition Assistance Program is a RTTT-D funded project that targets teachers who are completing, or plan to complete, course work to secure...

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]]> 0 985ef0ab721f9873f74b1d2431e2c39f Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=99701 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:03:09 -0500

As part of our emerging video series focused on Science Through Course Tasks, we offer this next segment from Central Elementary in Johnson County.  In partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education and […]

Science TCTs: In Action
Highlights, KVEC, TCT
February 15, 2017
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As part of our emerging video series focused on Science Through Course Tasks, we offer this next segment from Central Elementary in Johnson County.  In partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education and its Next Generation Leadership Network, Central...

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]]> 0 31a602284368d1f6a8d6052053a4235f Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=99691 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:58:55 -0500

In this video, Charlene Owens and the Johnson County team lead an example of the pre-planning phase leading up to Science TCTs: In Action, which follows the complete implementation process for the 2nd grade task […]

Science TCTs: Pre-planning
KVEC, TCT
February 15, 2017
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In this video, Charlene Owens and the Johnson County team lead an example of the pre-planning phase leading up to Science TCTs: In Action, which follows the complete implementation process for the 2nd grade task called Germinating Seeds.  The...

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]]> 0 812508419deb90cb20f25588fbcb1817 Carole Mullins earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/50319/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:51:42 -0500

]]> 0 be4ca688d25924cc8fb5c80f7aeab87d JBelcher earned the badges: Content Creator: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49980/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:05:10 -0500

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]]> 0 9b77aad50534888f0622ff0bd7eb5ff0 Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=97682 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:05:08 -0500

In collaboration with representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education, Future Ready Assessment Team, Expeditionary Learning Fellows and the Appalachian Leadership Lab, the Kentucky Valley Educational […]

Science TCT's - FAQs
Featured, Highlights, KVEC, TCT
January 27, 2017
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In collaboration with representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education, Future Ready Assessment Team, Expeditionary Learning Fellows and the Appalachian Leadership Lab, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative has committed to supporting the implementation of the state science assessment system. ...

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]]> 0 dc6db93964cdbb51117635bea99261d0 JBelcher earned the badges: Content Creator: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49970/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 18:42:24 -0500

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]]> 0 911e974d9ef05ae315453f1ec34089ae JBelcher earned the badges: Content Creator: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49969/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 18:41:37 -0500

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]]> 0 f7c5634a9beffbe301c6aeae1f061bbe Johnny Belcher wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=97633 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 18:41:35 -0500

In collaboration with representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education, Future Ready Assessment Team, Expeditionary Learning Fellows and the Appalachian Leadership Lab, the Kentucky Valley Educational […]

Science TCT's: Getting Started
Featured, Highlights, KVEC, TCT
January 26, 2017
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In collaboration with representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education, Future Ready Assessment Team, Expeditionary Learning Fellows and the Appalachian Leadership Lab, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative has committed to supporting the implementation of the state science assessment system. ...

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]]> 2 5441542209cdb3129af88b0c9880cb50 Carole Mullins earned the badges: Content Creator: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49887/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:21:50 -0500

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]]> 0 9efe0cafe7fb6dbd469ec84f043b0e34 Carole Mullins wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=97339 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:21:49 -0500

In January of 2015 the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) entered into a partnership with Knovation, a provider of professionally vetted and aligned digital content and open education resources (OER). […]

East KY School Districts Rank Top 100 in Digital Learning
ARI, Featured, Highlights
January 24, 2017
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In January of 2015 the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) entered into a partnership with Knovation, a provider of professionally vetted and aligned digital content and open education resources (OER). The intent of this partnership was to assist our...

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]]> 0 1e69c8b14ca387ab6f6ae6ca37d9a66e Wilma Terrill earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49444/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:53:07 -0500

Friend-Request-Ask

]]> 0 3de2a3d447248884cd592cb43a8226da Wilma Terrill earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49443/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:53:05 -0500

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]]> 0 e77131e3bae114385aab88569cc8be70 Wilma Terrill earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49440/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:46:29 -0500

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]]> 0 a03325dbd9313bf42f64bb09cd59595d Paul Green earned the badges: 108 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49354/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:26:42 -0500

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]]> 0 2ebb9234697417a94b383d562885c416 JBelcher earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49160/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:39:23 -0500

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 274c1e5a0781247641190cca1840982f JBelcher earned the badges: 108 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49131/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:51:08 -0500

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]]> 0 5a4480e9f6a33f7581666cb497dc1fe1 JBelcher earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49130/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:51:07 -0500

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]]> 0 598ea578e77c619c191ea4dad3703b94 Abbie Combs posted an update in the group Action Research: I have uploaded a summary document that outlines KVEC and […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44213/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:10:29 -0500

I have uploaded a summary document that outlines KVEC and REL’s collaboration on the Action Research Process.

Beginning in 2013, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) and partners across southeastern Kentucky established the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) through a federal Race to the Top–District grant. ARI goals include i…Read More

]]> 0 05d5dedca98b797ea3f5927d702313df Abbie Combs posted an update in the group WORLD LANGUAGE: The second meeting of this cadre for the school year 2016-17 […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44210/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:01:46 -0500

The second meeting of this cadre for the school year 2016-17 will be hosted at KVEC in Hazard, KY (KVEC building – 412 Roy Campbell, Hazard, KY 41701), on Tuesday, December 6th, from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

If you wish to participate, please, register using this link: h…Read More

]]> 0 3db4cce28eb79e45accbc7054329361f Abbie Combs posted an update in the group PGES: I just uploaded new documents for coaching beyond ratings on FfT. https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44206/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:36:19 -0500

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

]]> 0 c59e7c92e92bd5690a9167041413b730 Abbie Combs posted an update in the group Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS): I have just posted the PDAS Practitioner's Field Guide to […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44200/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:14:49 -0500

I have just posted the PDAS Practitioner’s Field Guide to School Improvement. The PDAS is a well-defined set of principles, procedures and tools aimed to motivate schools and districts as they continually collect, analyze, communicate and use multiple measures of data to improve every aspect of school/district decision making. Implementing the…Read More

]]> 0 fe30583f5796ca157f76487a8e97a3d3 Traci Tackett earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44178/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:39:53 -0500

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]]> 0 ede140fa6adfe6b60c71cdf9307f55fd Abbie Combs posted an update in the group Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS): I just upload a great data tool that was developed by Pam Coe […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44174/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:53:38 -0500

I just upload a great data tool that was developed by Pam Coe and shared with our KVEC special education department. Check it out.

]]> 0 772e614c7207d71895c3875465322bb9 Abbie Combs earned the badges: 108 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44172/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:28:15 -0500

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]]> 0 4021871d0e81198ee56d898079d0779b Abbie Combs earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/44171/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:28:14 -0500

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