• We are so excited to post the first “How to” videos from our digital library. These videos will hopefully allow you to see what we are doing in our garden as well as what the students are learning. The videos aren’t perfect, but the kids have worked very hard and are happy to share their work! Please let us know if you learn anything new!…Read More

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  • Something to think about… How can we make Eastern Kentucky a hot-bed for technology jobs in the future? What can we do to prepare our students for a world that is driven by technology? Thoughts?!? Love to have some great conversation!!!

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    • I think one thing that has to occur: we need to bring high-tech jobs like programming and electrical engineering out of the realm of ” they do that somewhere else.” There is no real reason a programming company couldn’t locate in our region. “Our internet is faster than your internet.”

  • I was wondering, how many of our districts allow our students to use their SmartPhones in classroom? I found this article on how smartphones can be moved away from a toy to a tool. At the end of the article you will see 5 tips for getting started with smartphones. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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    • Very happy to see the conversation moving this way.

      • In the last couple of years, I had been allowing students to use their smartphone in my classroom. We used them as clickers, ways for students to post to my blog, capture video and photos, and to create pod casts.

  • Technology offers extraordinary new capacities to teachers. The vast breadth and depth of educational materials and the sharing of resources available through connecting regional teachers via that technology can break boundaries, making any professional learning accessible anywhere. On February 23rd (March 2-Snow Date) we will demonstrate this…Read More

  • Late January isn’t typically the time of year that Kentucky gardeners go to the backyard and harvest greens for salad! Lucky for us, the school garden at Pikeville Elementary School is thriving! The students were able to harvest enough kale, pak choy, carrots, turnips and radishes for 2 days worth of kale salad in the cafeteria. Our students…Read More

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