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Jennifer Carroll posted
The winner of the January Challenge is Courtney Kingsmore…if you haven’t checked out her posts…see them below…amazing space and well liked by the ACT Holler members!!
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Yay Courtney!!! 🙂
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Dessie Bowling posted
I can’t believe there has been 11 school shootings across the nation since January 1st. That in itself is awful. Most awful is that the school shooting at Marshall County is the first one where students were killed. Ripple Effects has excellent resources you can use with your students to have discussions around creating a caring school climate,…Read More
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Jim Tackett wrote a new post
In today’s fast-paced world, it is often a challenge for families to spend time together around a meal or have a conversation concerning the day’s events, much less take advantage of a teachable moment. We freq […]
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced world, it is often a challenge for families to spend time together around a meal or have a conversation concerning the day’s events, much less take advantage of a teachable moment. We frequently are looking for...
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Jim Tackett wrote a new post
When was the last time you heard someone say, “Pick Your Battles”? Well, teams of students, educators and community leaders are doing just that in tackling a major challenge impacting far too many lives in App […]
Read MoreWhen was the last time you heard someone say, “Pick Your Battles”? Well, teams of students, educators and community leaders are doing just that in tackling a major challenge impacting far too many lives in Appalachia and across our...
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Jennifer Carroll posted
Instructional Strategy Share-A-Thon!! Post the best Instructional Strategies you have seen or used yourself….The strategy with the most “favorites” and “comments” will win an Instructional Strategy Resource! Contest runs through January 2nd. Winner announced on January 3rd.
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One engagement tool that is excellent for engagement and covering connect is Nearpod. This presentation tool allows for interaction to redirect teaching or get student feedback.
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Thanks for sharing, Courtney!
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Nearpod is a fantastic formative tool!
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One strategy that was selected from an ACT/NT3 School was the strategy of “sticks” to increase discussion from all students in small groups within a classroom. The teacher gives each student in a small group 3-5 sticks. Each person is expected to add/comment in the group that many times, laying a stick down each time the student responds in the…Read More
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This would be a great K-12 resource!
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One strategy that I love to use in my classroom is Plickers. Plickers is an app that can be downloaded on phone and iPads and used in many different ways to engage students. I like to use Plickers in small group for test reviews/ formative assessments, whole group, and as self assessments. Plickers allows you to download QR codes that all look…
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Thank you! I love seeing everyone’s post and sharing ideas!