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

As you all know, the Herald Whitaker Middle School was destroyed by a tornado in 2012. Among the many casualties wre the science lab and all its content. My grant this year has allowed us to purchase some basic lab equipment like beakers, test tubes and scales. It has meant that not only do the special needs students in my classes get to actually…Read More

My Transitional English classes are working either individually or in groups of two to write a K-2 children’s story. We have spent about 5 class periods working with published children’s stories and analyzing the story arc and layout of the story. We are looking at text structure and features. The students have been reading children’s story…Read More

I bought ZooPhonics with my grant. My children have been highly motivated to learn the animal letter names, sounds, and signals. For some of my students, I am able to give them a quick prompt (hand signal) when they see the letter and they are able to produce the letter sound.

For my ARI grant, I received 4 iPods to use along side the Virtual Reality Google Cardboard and the Amazon Echo dot, to engage my students by traveling through history and taking field trips, otherwise, that would be unattainable. Students have gotten to have real-life experiences by reading and studying, for example, the history of pilgrims to…Read More