I was fortunate enough as a second year teacher at Beaver Elementary to have been awarded a grant that provides my third and fourth grade students to learn in a flexible environment that is suitable for their learning needs. My goal was to design an atmosphere that was comfortable, inviting, and most of all, engaging for my students; meeting their…Read More

I am a Head Start Teacher at Duff-Allen Central Elementary. I have worked in Head Start for over 10 years. I have noticed in the past few years that my students had little interest in Science. They rarely like to go to the Science Center during Free Choice and this is something that I have wanted to change. Science and critical thinking skills…Read More

I am a kindergarten teacher at Salyersville Grade School in Magoffin County. This is my second year teaching kindergarten. Kindergarten students progress at such varying levels. I am constantly assessing them to fully understand their abilities in order to ensure that my instruction is effective and reaching them at their individual levels. I…Read More

Another grant that I was so fortunate to receive was the new BREAKOUT EDU kits. This year I became departmentalized, teaching 3rd and 4th grade math, and very quickly realized that my students were performing below grade level at the beginning of the year. I began researching ways to combat this and words such as activating strategy, limited…Read More

This year my grant focuses on how better to prepare my students for the 21st century and problem solving. I have received a grant for Dash and Dot robots and lesson plans for my math class. I hope to implement coding into my 3rd and 4th grade math class this school year and allow my students to be more creative thinkers and prepare a foundation…Read More