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

http://pbskids.org/apps/

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

Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Shults, and I’m the Regional Community Manager in KY for GoNoodle. GoNoodle is a FREE website with short (2-5 minutes) movement videos and games designed to be done at students’ desks. It’s an awesome resource to help get your kids up and moving and help them focus. Plus, the website tracks your usage, so you could…Read More

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
information
Many of…Read More

IDM inquiries. Here is a link to shared inquiries:
http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/

Teach Like a Champion is a great book to use with teachers from all levels of experience. Includes some great questioning strategies to get all students engaged in questioning. Here is a summary:
http://www.themainidea.net/tmi_pdfs2/THE%20MAIN%20IDEA%20–%20Teach%20Like%20a%20Champion%20–%207-10%282%29.pdf

October 2015 Resources
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): isln-observing-practices-instrucment.docx, isln-october-ppt.ppt, isln-observing-crosscutting-concepts-instrument.docx, isln-observing-dci-instrument.docx, 3-dimension-congruency-observation-form.docx, 2015-oct-ln-weave-data-into-learning.pdf to ISLN

This website is awesome for all teachers!
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I have been doing a “Flipped Homework” where I play all of the songs I use in my K classroom, show the week’s book, etc. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW9vLqCXWKI
Still not too sure how to entirely gage the effectiveness BUT last week I checked back over the weekly letter subtest scores. One of the kids in my class who doesn’t have…Read More

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!

In my opinion, I believe that teaching kindergarten is 80% management, 20% instruction! If you do not have good management in a kindergarten classroom, you will not be teaching and students will not be learning. You must have procedures for everything…lining up, where to put finished work, how to sit and listen to a story, how to transition from…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….

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?

Strategies to build capacity were discussed at the most recent ISLN session. What strategies are being used in your district to build capacity?

I am posting the PowerPoint presentation from 9/21/15 ISLN meeting.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): revised-sept-isln-ppt.ppt to ISLN

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

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

I am posting resources for PPGES goals development.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): principal-professional-growth-and-effectiveness-goals.docx to PGES

Looking ahead to teacher retirement? Would love to have interested volunteers attend a planning and development meeting at The Forum in Hazard, on Saturday, June 27th, at 1:00 p.m. to establish a Center for Autism in Hazard, Ky.
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Carly teaches first grade, and asks, “Could anybody tell me whether it is just as easy to use a Macbook as a teacher (syncing with Smart board programs etc.), or whether it is best to use a different laptop?”

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Just a reminder: Review the policy shifts highlighted on pages 6 & 7 of Kentucky’s Professional Learning Guidance document before our April meeting. As a district, determine a score for the school /district that can inform future policy work. Please bring this reflection and your district Professional Learning Plan to the meeting on April 17,…Read More

St. Patrick’s Day was especially lucky for me- participated in a wonderful ISLN session hosted by Letcher County. Just a reminder, our final ISLN session of the year is Friday, April 17, 2015 at KVEC.

Our ISLN meeting will be held tomorrow at the Letcher County ATC. 9:00-12:00. A registration link was sent to all ISLN members. Hope to see you there!

KDE, in the CEP trainings, has been asking for feedback from the districts on the administration of the Student Voice Survey. Would your district benefit from having flexibility in the way Student Voice is administered? Paper and pencil? Response systems? Would a change in format impact how results are used? Would love to see your feedback…Read More

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

The Social Studies Teacher Leader Network meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 24th has been cancelled. The next meeting will be March 27th (note the change from March 31 originally scheduled).

KDE CEP Regional Work Sessions for 50-50 Committees
These regional meetings, held typically at county extension offices, will allow for up to 6 members of your district’s 50-50 committee to spend the morning learning about updates for the 2015-16 school year. In the afternoon, the district teams will work together to begin the process of deciding…Read More

Teachers,

Here is a gold-mine for primary sources… Oral-histories for the Appalachian Region. Some of these are amazing!
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Tools and resources from yesterday’s Peer Observation Training are now posted in Resources. Click on PGES and then open the Peer Observation folder.

Check out KVEC on Facebook.
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The next ISLN meeting is scheduled for February 17.

Haven’t used this app, but looks very interesting: MoMA: ART LAB iPAD APP. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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Superintendents or their designee can now enter site visits into CIITS. Here is the QRC that shows the screenshots for that process.http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Documents/CIITS%20QRC_EDS_Conducting%20Site%20Visits.pdf

District 50/50 committees can begin making the edits to their CEPs based on this year’s experiences and adding language for OPGES which will be full implementation in 2015-2016. More info will come after KBE meeting about other district personnel.

Our next SSTLN meeting will be February 24th at HCTC. This will be a hard day of working with the new Social Studies standards. You might bring a laptop to do some of the work. More info will come by email. See you then!

It was great seeing so many folk at last weeks’ ISLN meeting. The corrected PowerPoint is now posted in the January 29th ISLN folder.

I know some of the districts are using Google with their students. I see that google has just released apps, IOS and Android for Google Classroom based on the article from eschoolnews. Here are some of the features:
The Classroom mobile app lets students and teachers the ability to:
1. Snap a photo and attach it to an assignment directly from…Read More