My project is going wonderfully! Our iPads have been a wonderful addition to my classroom. My students are motivated, interested and excited about learning. They have been inspired through online programs such as Ixl.com, educational ngalaxy and EPIC. Their learning is now personalized for each of my students. I plan on continuing research for…Read More

What’s new with my project is that I have finished the actual student participation part of my project, which was 18 weeks long. I am currently working on analyzing data and summing up my project. I look forward to presenting my results in April and showing all pictures, videos, in the 10 minute presentation. As well as displaying and…Read More

In case you are trying to “reinvent the wheel” Gerry Swan’s directions might be helpful.
http://www.uky.edu/~gmswan3/reinventing_the_wheel.pptx

Dr. Kathy Swan and colleagues will join Teacher Leaders in Hazard tomorrow, Feb. 17, at HCTC to present the Inquiry Design Model, a great resource for designing “deeper learning” experiences for students K-12 across all content areas. Hope to see you there.

Have you ever asked, “What is deeper learning?” Or, “How do we teach for deeper learning?”
The National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) has done a good job in answering these questions. What would you add?
http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NCTAF-ConsultEd_How-Deeper-Learning-Can-Create-a-New-Vision-for-Teaching.pdf