As an educator I, like many others, am always researching for and implementing the best practices to promote high levels of student engagement. Over the years, I have observed and experienced the difficult task of competing for my students’ attention and interaction. No matter the issue causing the distraction, it typically ends in my attempts t…Read More

Coding the Literary Future
Children within the Head start classroom show little interest, and very little engagement in the writing center. The children are using this center freely, with a blend of intentional teaching by the teacher, to improve each child’s literacy skills. The students find this method of teaching lack luster, and boring. The s…Read More

Title: Can a combination of Kagan Cooperative learning driven by science labs improve the success rates of Exceptional Students in traditional classrooms?

Project Overview: Exceptional students within the traditional science classroom will be grouped in Kagan Cooperative learning groups and work within the structures during lab driven science…Read More

Project Title: Flipping and Swiveling in 6th

Project Overview:
The goal of the Flipping and Swiveling Project in my 6th grade mathematics classroom is to enhance student learning and achievement by reversing the traditional teacher-centered model of a classroom to a Flipped Learning model, focusing class time on student-centered active learning…Read More

Title:Can coding support young children’s understanding of basic math concepts?

Summary:
As a teacher of young children, the problem I see is that children often have difficulty in learning and applying basic math concepts. I feel this statement is supported by Floyd County’s state assessments scores that show math is the lowest scoring area for…Read More