Project Title: Who Me? I can Have a STEM Career?!?

Problem of Practice:
Are Magoffin County High School Students pursuing STEM careers (other than medical related fields) at low rates due to lack of STEM career education?
MCHS students are pursuing STEM careers at low rates. Fields of study chosen by recent graduates and career interest…Read More

Project title: Talk the Talk

Extensive research in educational journals supports the importance of including time for students to have rich math talks. This discourse increases students’ mastery of content by holding them accountable for explaining their reasoning and their problem-solving strategies. The National Council of Mathematics (…Read More

There’s No Place Like My Learning Space

Not much has changed for the classroom learning space since the early 1900’s. Students are still passively sitting in individual desks in rows and the teacher is still in the front of the room. In order to prepare students for their future careers, classrooms need to shift to accommodate 21st century…Read More

We, Ms. Rebecca Potter and I, recorded a podcast today and should have it downloaded soon with a more detailed explanation of our grant project.

Kindergarten age students are asked to sit for extended periods of time throughout the day in regular education classrooms. There is an increased number of students who are being diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, and Autism spectrum disorders as well behavior disorders. The regular education classroom has a very varied and diverse population. Children…Read More