Hey, KVEC Social Studies – check out our first mini-cast for our Holler!

https://youtu.be/gOESeRAFTm8

One of the best apps I have found this year is Teach Your Monster to Read. My FMD students LOVE it! It is a game-based reading program. The website is always free and the app is $4.99, BUT is offered free every few months. If you sign up on the website, you’ll get an email when the app is on a discount or free offer. Even if you pay the $4.99,…Read More

Check out some pictures of ACT classrooms in the media tab!

http://pbskids.org/apps/

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

Hola!! me llamo brittney, soy de melvin

I got a big test coming up.

Initial Certification Training (first time evaporators of certified staff) is scheduled for August 30 and 31 at Hazard Community college. Please register at KASA website.

The Student Voice window in Infinite Campus will be from September 1 through March 1. There will be two reporting periods, at the end of December and again in mid-March. Districts will schedule their own windows. More information will be forthcoming.
Peer observation on-line training is
available. Go to this link for more
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Hello, I am currently having trouble with the exercises All Dice Values, Factorial, The Worm, and Caterpillar on CodeHS. If somebody could possibly reach out and help me with the code that would be fantastic!

Hazard High School Scholastic Spaces Classroom Redesign Entrepreneurial Project!!

This article will inspire…I promise.
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Elementary Classroom Hacks (Big ideas at Little Cost)
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Great resources for innovative learning spaces
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Hey, I was wanting to know about is there a certain program that we need to do to code the game with or can we use any program for our game?

Wow Worthy Learning Space Design
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-wow-worthy-learning-spaces-todd-finley

Twitter Chat tonight! 8:00 pm
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We need to hook up with the Kentucky Innovation Network to help move ATI forward. Made a contact at IF and will share next time I am in Hazard with the group.

A couple of innovative ways to set up a school library…:)
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Here are links to MANY videos about redesigning the library media center. We do have two schools redesigning their libraries as Design Challenges for the Appalachian Leadership Lab…we will post updates as that work continues.
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Edutopia article with links to other resources for classroom redesign
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Yes! http://www.epals.com is a great way for students from all areas of the world, to connect with each other! Check it out! You can join projects, share projects, set up email accounts for your students so they can send/receive emails from other students! It’s a great way for students to explore culture, language, and interesting facts about each other!

Great Ideas!

I had one student that ran into this issue today. I was busy with another student and he was persistant in trying to login and was finally successful. I took a picture prior to that point though. Someone was asking for a screenshot of the message.
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Thought I would share this in here. Here are some tips for a cheap, but effective, dry erase board. Most of you probably already know you can by a 4′ x 8′ sheet of “shower board” at your local hardware store. But after a while the markers won’t erase and usually after a few months your board is almost ruined. Next time you buy a piece, try…Read More

Questions to ask about student growth goals before they are approved. These questions can be used by principals in the approval process, by PLCs in the review process, or by individual teachers in the development of their student growth goals.
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): kvec-knott_lookforswithsample.xlsx to PGES

Here is a link to the September PGES newsletter…pay special attention to the article about the upcoming changes to student voice survey.
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We interviewed some kids last year who said Wolfram Alpha is their “go to” app for Math….

Welcome to the Innovative Learning Spaces Holler! This space is for sharing inspiration, ideas, and pics of Innovative Learning Spaces….hope you will share. One of the folks we follow is Erin Klein…check her out at http://www.kleinspiration.com/p/meet-erin-klein.html.

So happy to see all the new members in the PGES Holler. Please post questions, comments, or discussion topics! We can help each other improve the growth and effectiveness of our teachers and leaders!

Photomath is a great app for students to receive immediate feedback on a math problem. The student captures the problem and the app shows the solution and steps.

What are some good math apps to use for RTI?

What are some good math apps to use for RTI?

Unit 2 documents
Paul Green uploaded new file(s): u2_student_guide.docx, u2_teacher_guide.docx, u2_slides.pptx, u2.01_lesson.docx, u2.02_lesson.docx, u2.03_activity.docx, u2.01_tutorial_ex.docx, u2.03_lesson.docx, u2.04_lesson.docx, u2.05_activity.docx, u2.05_lesson.docx, u2.06_quiz.docx, u2.06_lesson.docx to Appalachian Technology Institute

Elise Legaspie shares her 3rd grade classroom in a video on Classroom Cribs.com…it is fun to look the transformation of the classrooms featured here.
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Ricky Thacker, Appalachian Leadership Lab Design Fellow, shares pictures of his redesigned Betsy Layne High School math learning space…The space is amazing and the engaged kids in the pictures shows it is truly a LEARNING space. Thank you for sharing,…Read More

Coding students at Jenkins today working hard.
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Erin Klein’s Classroom Design Ideas
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Classroom Cribs 2015 Challenge is open!!!!
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Resource from Erin Klein on Technology Centers
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): handout-technology-centers.pdf to Innovative Learning Spaces

Hey folks… so glad you have joined theHoller.org. I am sure all of you will be making great games in just a couple of months. We have some exciting competitions planned for this winter for the best game develop. Look forward to seeing all your great work!!!

Jennifer, thanks so much for posting these resources! Thank you for always taking time for me! You’re the best!

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Paul Green uploaded new file(s): u1.05_activity50.docx, u1.04_lesson76.docx, u1.05_lesson97.docx, u1.04_activity59.docx, u1.06_activity80.docx, u1.06_quiz36.docx, u1.06_lesson18.docx, u1.07_lesson.docx to Appalachian Technology Institute

Angie Halsey shared pictures of her tables that she received donations to get and a picture of how she uses her document camera and Mondo Pad together for interactive instruction. Thanks for sharing, Angie…Hope other teachers will share elements of their learning…Read More

Paul Green uploaded new file(s): u1.02_activity1.docx, u1.02_activity2.docx, u1.02_lesson.docx, u1.03_lesson.docx, u1.02_resource.docx to Appalachian Technology Institute

Paul Green uploaded new file(s): u1.01_lesson.docx to Appalachian Technology Institute

At about 4pm… Microsoft IT officially launched it Touch Develop computer programming course. The course, title Creative Coding Through Games and Apps can be accessed through this link… http://aka.ms/CreativeCoding .

Teachers will need to watch the introduction video and download the instructional materials at the bottom of the page.

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Denise Yonts shared a photo of a teachers classroom who is beginning to redesign his learning space. John T. Watts (Tyler) in Letcher County, keep up the good work!
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): classroom-pic.docx to Innovative Learning Spaces

Microsoft IT’s Touch Developed course is scheduled to be released today, August 18. As soon as it is available, instructions will be sent out for students to join the course.