Owsley County Action Research Project, ‘Giving a Voice to Appalachian Youth’ will have a second release of the digital magazine, ‘Appalachian Mountain Reflections’ at the end of this month (April). Included in the second edition are more stories from youth and adults of ‘Where I’m From’, an article entitled ‘Seven Reasons Kentucky Stands Out’,…Read More

I look forward to sharing the results from my action research project with you at the FIREsummit! I don’t want to spoil the outcomes yet, but let’s just say the students agree that, “There’s No Place Like Their Learning Space”! =) I will post an updated blog for you to view after Wednesday!!!

I really enjoyed working with my project even though it was very time consuming. It was very rewarding. The attached Powerpoint shows the process and progress of my project entitled Step on Me Think Outside the Classroom.

The Math of Sewing
8th grade students at Arlie Boggs Elementary have been using geometry concepts to connect math with real-world applications. Students created their own quilt pieces, found equations of their lines in their designs, and sewed their own quilt pieces. They have had to use real-world problem solving as well, it has been a great…Read More

Calculating on Couch’s Couch! Results so far:
1. Students are more excited for math class.
2. Transition from bell ringer to class work is smoother.
3. Students are more engaged and excited for learning.
4. Students are more comfortable and it feels like home to them.