The Holler | johngordon1 | Friends Activity https://www.theholler.org/members/johngordon1/activity/friends/ Activity feed for johngordon1's friends. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:43:36 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bb865a4b01ac201918114c7d39084636 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group SEL Social Emotional Learning: We are currently gathering resources, both print and video, […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/69205/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:48:42 -0400

We are currently gathering resources, both print and video, that will help educators, families & caregivers, and communities develop partnerships that will advance educational excellence and equity. Building on the safe schools initiative, KVEC, schools, and communities can work together to ensure safe, secure learning environments for all…Read More

]]> 0 601ac3ef93807cbb29775445afcf5ab6 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: Congratulations to Thad and Amanda Jones on the purchase of […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/66810/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:17:16 -0400

Congratulations to Thad and Amanda Jones on the purchase of Breathitt County’s Tiny House. It was a pleasure to meet you both and I know you will enjoy this home for many years to come.

]]> 0 c63311b1a6b6748f05fe6be3306d27f4 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): Examples of great teaching and learning!!! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/66148/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:52:00 -0500

Examples of great teaching and learning!!!

]]> 0 64842bbfaf778b32c69daa3b8d7b5fca Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Low-Cost Internet Service Programs Tool Kit" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65771/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:58:00 -0400

EveryoneOn created this tool kit for K-12 districts and schools across the country to learn about low-cost internet programs that can be shared with students and families. The Pew Research Center reports that about 15% of households with school-aged children…   Read more»

]]> e67890308c14ca022b94609478eadde8 Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Enabling Access and Effective Use ---Self Survey" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65770/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:38:12 -0400

I found this information in a January 2017 National Education Technology Plan Update from the U.S. Department of Education – http://tech.ed.gov  The need for Access and Effective Use is critical as we prepare for remote learning for 2020-2021 and beyond….   Read more»

]]> afdb1be520c577e961545e43d3605a86 Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Low Cost Internet Options" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65769/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:07:46 -0400

If a family qualified for SNAP they may be able to get ATT internet for $10 per month.   
There are several other options such as spectrum for new customers.  
Here are the links if you need more information. 
 

]]> 65d001ce7534ca0862cb0a732b2b65dd Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "KVEC Region Digital Readiness Survey" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65755/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:23:00 -0400

]]> ff909bd3fb278cbab46222504512bfbe Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Test Internet Speed" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65754/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:20:51 -0400

https://www.speedtest.net 

]]> e4202d8974c1cd3886bffd61f297617d Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Digital Divide in Appalachia" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65753/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:19:56 -0400

A film by Rory Kennedy….
https://www.bing.com/search?q=rory+kennedy+digital+divide&cvid=055be09e49ac4b48948b89a554473da1&FORM=ANSPA1&PC=ACTS 

]]> 159e78353994f9b9cd04d83f53e357fb Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65752/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:49 -0400

]]> f543f0c4402978a6acd9f4c899036d36 Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65751/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:48 -0400

Millions of students in rural America are falling behind in school and beyond, simply because high-speed internet is unreliable or unavailable in their communities. This is the rural broadband gap. Click on the links below to learn more about the digital divide and…   Read more»

]]> 202a5f858c323d768566671cf18b975b Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65750/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:48 -0400

The Digital Divide is real for rural America students.

]]> aebbfbc44a29a77857cbb981e6b1b307 Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65749/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:47 -0400

Click below and enter your zip code to learn more about your access to the internet – cost and availability. 
 https://broadbandnow.com/Kentucky 

]]> 59f6217d2e50c28724caa772f270f11c Dessie Bowling wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=128789 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:46:13 -0400


A Collaborative Approach for Developing Micro-Credentials Based on Need

By Dr. Dessie Bowling, Robert Brown

Earning professional credentials is a requirement in various sectors of industry such as medicine, […]

Taking the ‘Not Again’ Out of Professional Learning
Highlights, KVEC
July 10, 2020
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A Collaborative Approach for Developing Micro-Credentials Based on Need By Dr. Dessie Bowling, Robert Brown Earning professional credentials is a requirement in various sectors of industry such as medicine, technology and business. Industry professionals attend sessions in face-to-face settings at required...

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]]> 1 5adc8c6afbb6578cb3e16d101229f368 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Project Prevent/Ripple Effects: We currently have 70 Project Prevent schools using the Ripple […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/61993/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:18:56 -0500

We currently have 70 Project Prevent schools using the Ripple Effects curriculum.

]]> 0 d0456dfdb86b251275f32e839bc9acd7 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Project Prevent/Ripple Effects: I can't believe there has been 11 school shootings across […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/57499/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:12:32 -0500

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

]]> 0 a535d49d00a16e210f12bb006431d9d3 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: Come on out to the Fire Summit on Wednesday and hear eight […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/55082/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:44:55 -0400

Come on out to the Fire Summit on Wednesday and hear eight presentations from schools building our next Tiny Houses!

]]> 0 95c879daaac802cf293e79df71b2ca6e Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group High School Entrepreneurship Program: We are going to do great things this year!! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/53701/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:26:16 -0400

We are going to do great things this year!!

]]> 1 59f1107ebea24367f8c16d60552bd7b6 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: I love watching the Tiny Houses 'go up'; students are doing […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49899/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:43:47 -0500

I love watching the Tiny Houses ‘go up’; students are doing a great job!

]]> 0 1ec739727b0d30d245b1054261b666f8 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: I hope all of you join us on April 12th at the Pike County […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49691/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:04:46 -0500

I hope all of you join us on April 12th at the Pike County Expo during our Fire Summit to see the three (3) Tiny House models!

]]> 0 d0acc03ea8ec976913b364865abe45f2 Dessie Bowling earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49690/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:02:43 -0500

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 f736c220849ff48b6a0a4b54b92b72a3 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: Love watching students continue the build. Great Job! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/49689/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:02:41 -0500

Love watching students continue the build. Great Job!

]]> 0 50f547bc26224a8c57e27f322e9d98b9 Dessie Bowling earned the badges: 10 Log Ins: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/43493/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:42:28 -0500

balloonsballoons

]]> 0 530b6f4d51832233086058271299ac5d Dessie Bowling earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/40235/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:48:00 -0400

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 11cde0e9206b6a8f2c4bce16db411991 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: Construction of Tiny Houses....so cool. I can't wait to her more! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/40234/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:48:00 -0400

Construction of Tiny Houses….so cool. I can’t wait to her more!

]]> 0 befacacb071fcf31eb953dfbfdcb9f70 Dessie Bowling: Great job with the Virtual Art Project!! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/34931/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:56:28 -0400

Great job with the Virtual Art Project!!

]]> 0 c6fd8ff7bef197dd1b4463cbede0b034 Danna Duff earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/30814/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:21:53 -0400

Friend-Request-Ask

]]> 0 166e2ae4a06961623c3d06eee2934d91 Dessie Bowling wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=41539 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:39:20 -0400

in•no•vate – v. To begin something new: introduce.

— Webster’s II

 

Innovation is the spark of insight that leads an inventor or an artist to investigate an issue or phenomenon. That insight is usual […]

ARI LEARNING INNOVATION GRANT APPLICATION
ARI, Featured, Highlights
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in•no•vate - v. To begin something new: introduce. -- Webster's II   Innovation is the spark of insight that leads an inventor or an artist to investigate an issue or phenomenon. That insight is usually shaped by an observation of what appears to...

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]]> 1 ec2447f1d25bc6efbef149db6af02d69 Dessie Bowling earned the badges: 21 Day Instructional Leadership Challenge: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/30714/ Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:54:22 -0400

21-day-badge

]]> 0 4585ffda2fa0d34a6b734fee51ceb2ad Dessie Bowling earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/28079/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 22:03:04 -0500

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 d6c6fe57fc3356b975982a85b1177b8a Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Discovering Innovation: I enjoyed seeing the live stream from Emely Sanders' first […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/28078/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 22:03:03 -0500

I enjoyed seeing the live stream from Emely Sanders’ first grade classroom.

]]> 0 05121e536a1eac5b240db45e65572efb Dessie Bowling earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26331/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:54:02 -0500

Friend-Request-Ask

]]> 0 f76736e42d9523a9c8e8ac58f324c0f7 Dessie Bowling earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26329/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:53:58 -0500

Friend-Request-Ask

]]> 0 8e3c02efdc35bfba0a07b4815e46da68 Dessie Bowling earned the badges: You've Got Friends!: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26327/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:53:54 -0500

Friend-Request-Ask

]]> 0 6f9e4dcf681ab2d7a12c10e2dfea534b Dessie Bowling earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26084/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:17:16 -0400

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 9a1a642fba70656c3ab7a9bd3a9702f0 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Project Prevent/Ripple Effects: Notable NCSSLE Resources include: Addressing the Root Causes […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26083/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:17:15 -0400

Notable NCSSLE Resources include:
Addressing the Root Causes of Disparities in School Discipline: An Educator’s Action Planning Guide.
Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment in our Nations’ Classrooms.
Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment on Our Nation’s School Buses.
Get Smart, Get Help, Get Safe: Preventing, Assessing, and Intervening…Read More

]]> 0 9a27fc69ccf2b14c77f66b34ae53686b Dessie Bowling earned the badges: Holler Posts: https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26082/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:05:04 -0400

Grou-Activity

]]> 0 096d2600d3f44c902310bf93dbad2f3a Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Project Prevent/Ripple Effects: I'm here in Chicago at the Project Prevent Project […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/26081/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 22:05:03 -0400

I’m here in Chicago at the Project Prevent Project Director’s meeting and will be posting some great resources tomorrow!!

]]> 0 62eac803e57e0a654ef8902945c6c162 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Renaissance Initiative: I love the idea of the Appalachian Promise Photo Project with […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/21134/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:50:58 -0400

I love the idea of the Appalachian Promise Photo Project with Pat. I’m excited to learn more and see the photo shoot with the lovely young ladies from Hazard.

]]> 0 dff10ef65612c10ca7c436fa2f83925d Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Leadership Laboratory: It is exciting to be part of the ALL. https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/20565/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 02:45:28 -0400

It is exciting to be part of the ALL.

]]> 0 c623845c4b79b09dd2ca33b458d83392 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Art Gallery Workshop: Great job everyone. https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/19766/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:46:29 -0400

Great job everyone.

]]> 0 53a6c50aca4dc751128694e4273268f4 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Technology Initiative: I am excited about the opportunities the ATI will bring for […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/19764/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:45:25 -0400

I am excited about the opportunities the ATI will bring for our students in the KVEC region. Thank you Paul Green for making this happen.

]]> 0 bcab7ab108cdaa7f05b79cb73ddc67cb Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): We had so many excellent projects that focused on improving […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/19760/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:42:53 -0400

We had so many excellent projects that focused on improving teaching and learning.

]]> 0 6c922c5eb2124d9877c0f3c8a83e6360 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Action Research: We have great educators in our KVEC region! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/19759/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:39:44 -0400

We have great educators in our KVEC region!

]]> 0 c3aaedee12753c15514c331f38de521b Danna Duff posted an update in the group Appalachian Renaissance Initiative: Great Job Belfry! Good luck at the state tournament on Thursday. https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/15140/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:59:29 -0400

Great Job Belfry! Good luck at the state tournament on Thursday.

]]> 0 2052e04081d671abd5e3e375d5c4446a Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Renaissance Initiative: The resources Earl developed for Personalized Learning are […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/13353/ Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:02:55 -0500

The resources Earl developed for Personalized Learning are great and would be excellent to use during a staff development at each school and go deeper to personalize for elementary, middle and high!

]]> 5 463333e81ad772dc2ca13dfd96a5be06 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Renaissance Initiative: Hey guys, I think this needs to loop during Christmas dinner […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/12049/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:06:08 -0500

Hey guys,
I think this needs to loop during Christmas dinner on Friday. I love it!!!! Great Job!

]]> 0 38201179992811ee5f07e784fa173d6b Dessie Bowling: @eah9p Hi Emily, It is great to find you on the holler..... https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/9516/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:19:17 -0400

@eah9p Hi Emily,

It is great to find you on the holler…..

]]> 0 9895f83f56ac205688e16d68b6a6db6d Dessie Bowling: We had an exciting day on Friday. Nearly 600 people came to […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/9397/ Tue, 28 Oct 2014 02:40:49 -0400

We had an exciting day on Friday. Nearly 600 people came to the Expo to participate in the Promising Practices Summit! We’ll have to get busy working on the Action Research Conference scheduled for April 2015. Our teachers are awesome! I would encourage everyone to get to know those Student Senate members….we have future state and local…Read More

]]> 0 0c6671988840c379f73f116b34df0b54 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Appalachian Renaissance Initiative: KVEC was awarded a USDE Project Prevent grant!! This award […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/7401/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:16:23 -0400

KVEC was awarded a USDE Project Prevent grant!! This award was one of 22 give nation wide and the only one given in Kentucky. Through this grant we will implement a technology based platform to integrate the Ripple Effects program into schools across the region. We will assist districts build capacity to assist students who have been exposed to…Read More

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