The Holler | Lisa Weist | Friends Activity https://www.theholler.org/members/lisa/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Lisa Weist's friends. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:05:03 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bb865a4b01ac201918114c7d39084636 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group SEL Social Emotional Learning: We are currently gathering resources, both print and video, […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/69205/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:48:42 -0400

We are currently gathering resources, both print and video, that will help educators, families & caregivers, and communities develop partnerships that will advance educational excellence and equity. Building on the safe schools initiative, KVEC, schools, and communities can work together to ensure safe, secure learning environments for all…Read More

]]> 0 ccd59b9671e49cb5ca66360e6a860d24 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Math Hybrid Learning Checklist" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/69180/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:04:30 -0400

]]> 76b5f614677fc9a1e5dc6e42e185587c Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Curating Resources for Digital Learning" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/69179/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:00:42 -0400

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/distance-learning/

]]> 601ac3ef93807cbb29775445afcf5ab6 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Building it Forward: Congratulations to Thad and Amanda Jones on the purchase of […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/66810/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:17:16 -0400

Congratulations to Thad and Amanda Jones on the purchase of Breathitt County’s Tiny House. It was a pleasure to meet you both and I know you will enjoy this home for many years to come.

]]> 0 c63311b1a6b6748f05fe6be3306d27f4 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): Examples of great teaching and learning!!! https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/66148/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:52:00 -0500

Examples of great teaching and learning!!!

]]> 0 3c9e56213b7fb0816b34059167923181 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #10 (23 mins) Develop a […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65805/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:47:06 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #10 (23 mins)
Develop a literacy identity that promotes lifelong learning.
• Provide opportunities for students to view themselves as lifelong learners who take an active role in their literacy development, understanding they impact and are impacted by their interactions with text
• Carole Mullins, NBCT and Reb…Read More

]]> 0 a43c38a13ad0a9ac585d4e686cb80119 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #9 (31 mins) Apply high […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65803/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:44:42 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #9 (31 mins)
Apply high level cognitive processes to think deeply and critically about text.
• Help students must move beyond basic comprehension and interact more deeply with the text
• By applying synthesis, analysis, reflection and other higher order thinking skills, students are equipped to examine text cri…Read More

]]> 0 d47fbe62e844989bfec0d749e10fc416 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #6-7 (37 mins) #6: […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65800/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:41:58 -0400

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #6-7 (37 mins)
#6: Collaborate with others to create meaning. #7: Utilize digital resources to learn and share with others.
• Help students learn to interact with others in order to confirm, challenge or shape their views and ideas
• Know how to effectively produce and critically consume digital information
•…Read More

]]> 0 db547fbe85b698092823b2af736fc883 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTRODUCTION TO THE 10 INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICES […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65789/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:53:38 -0400

INTRODUCTION TO THE 10 INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICES (18 mins)
• Understanding the purpose and function of the practices
• Carole Mullins, NBCT

]]> 0 29d34b0e9acf6ee9236715fdf5663ddd Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Be NTIAwesome" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65779/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:04:56 -0400

https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/digitalntiawesome/4-digital-strategies

]]> 5683c0e4e8122f8fd4c952203b1f0c57 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "BE NTIAwesome" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65778/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:03:07 -0400

https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/digitalntiawesome/4-digital-strategies

]]> 982881daf891023e3d8b1af23fe3b737 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Be NTI Awesome" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65777/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:02:31 -0400

https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/digitalntiawesome/4-digital-strategies

]]> 4475f6e3e1fd4c8efa8e885797b245a0 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "School Library Journal COVID-19 Resources" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65775/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:24:39 -0400

https://www.slj.com/?subpage=covid-19

]]> 569d51c70cf616d281ee9ca21ac56fc9 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Educational Resources-Crowdsourced" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65774/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:18:10 -0400

This list of educational resources is crowd sourced-share yours too!
https://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/
 

]]> 4d029dfdbab257f66ff190b89d586ff5 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Mobile Device Management" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65773/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:15:22 -0400

https://www.eschoolnews.com/resource-library/mobile-device-management-101-for-education/

]]> 64842bbfaf778b32c69daa3b8d7b5fca Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Low-Cost Internet Service Programs Tool Kit" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65771/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:58:00 -0400

EveryoneOn created this tool kit for K-12 districts and schools across the country to learn about low-cost internet programs that can be shared with students and families. The Pew Research Center reports that about 15% of households with school-aged children…   Read more»

]]> e67890308c14ca022b94609478eadde8 Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Enabling Access and Effective Use ---Self Survey" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65770/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:38:12 -0400

I found this information in a January 2017 National Education Technology Plan Update from the U.S. Department of Education – http://tech.ed.gov  The need for Access and Effective Use is critical as we prepare for remote learning for 2020-2021 and beyond….   Read more»

]]> afdb1be520c577e961545e43d3605a86 Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Low Cost Internet Options" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65769/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:07:46 -0400

If a family qualified for SNAP they may be able to get ATT internet for $10 per month.   
There are several other options such as spectrum for new customers.  
Here are the links if you need more information. 
 

]]> 65d001ce7534ca0862cb0a732b2b65dd Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "KVEC Region Digital Readiness Survey" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65755/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:23:00 -0400

]]> ff909bd3fb278cbab46222504512bfbe Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Test Internet Speed" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65754/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:20:51 -0400

https://www.speedtest.net 

]]> e4202d8974c1cd3886bffd61f297617d Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Digital Divide in Appalachia" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65753/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:19:56 -0400

A film by Rory Kennedy….
https://www.bing.com/search?q=rory+kennedy+digital+divide&cvid=055be09e49ac4b48948b89a554473da1&FORM=ANSPA1&PC=ACTS 

]]> 159e78353994f9b9cd04d83f53e357fb Dessie Bowling posted a new topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65752/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:49 -0400

]]> f543f0c4402978a6acd9f4c899036d36 Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65751/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:48 -0400

Millions of students in rural America are falling behind in school and beyond, simply because high-speed internet is unreliable or unavailable in their communities. This is the rural broadband gap. Click on the links below to learn more about the digital divide and…   Read more»

]]> 202a5f858c323d768566671cf18b975b Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65750/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:48 -0400

The Digital Divide is real for rural America students.

]]> aebbfbc44a29a77857cbb981e6b1b307 Dessie Bowling replied to the topic "Broadband Advocacy from Rural Strategies" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65749/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:04:47 -0400

Click below and enter your zip code to learn more about your access to the internet – cost and availability. 
 https://broadbandnow.com/Kentucky 

]]> 5de2bb1f2482b5017449e2306510a964 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Setting Up for Success At Home" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65719/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:55:11 -0400

Setting Up for Success at Home 
http://www.ci3t.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Setting-Up-for-Success-at-Home-2020-03-21-F2.pdf

]]> 43fc9fa0ada9b7a0b8611ff923290e08 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Top 5 Resources for Learning Online" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65706/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:34:21 -0400

Top 5 Resources for Learning Online
https://achievethecore.org/aligned/top-5-resources-learning-online/
 

]]> e0b724fb1446c04ea68634220ba6dfec Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Re-Entry Checklist" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65705/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:27:52 -0400

]]> e6df6e8245359a685c26a0af348a6399 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Free Professional Learning for LMSs" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65699/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:43:16 -0400

These sessions are aimed at helping Library Media Specialists during Covid-19
https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/free-webinars-for-library-staff.html

]]> 0f43700ca22330f7213c4ae05812ef9f Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "5 Trauma Informed Teaching Practices" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65698/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:39:54 -0400

5 Trauma Informed Teaching Practices
https://inservice.ascd.org/5-essential-trauma-informed-priorities-for-remote-learning/

]]> 27d6b8aeb40fa7ba758d0cd194255016 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Education Reimagined" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65690/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:29:38 -0400

Article written by Michael Fullan and distributed by Microsoft

]]> 002aa6ad50591a219c649231b913df26 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "PowerPoint from Design Lab Launch" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65686/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:42:51 -0400

]]> 54c99bd0003230dac45f33a1a03fb21e Jennifer Carroll replied to the topic "Rebranding "NTI"" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65681/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:50:02 -0400

An annotated selection of online resources supporting instruction during COVID-19
 

]]> cade7e526869c925f24dc1470f563141 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Rebranding "NTI"" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65680/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:47:47 -0400

How are you shifting instruction from the “triage” NTI model we used March-May last year to a high quality instructional model?

]]> eb3b6856dd21e14b525ab577efcb112b Jennifer Carroll replied to the topic "Teaching and Learning Expectations" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65679/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:38:06 -0400

KVEC has developed a Blended Learning Framework to help teachers plan instruction that can be delivered either face to face or virtually.  This framework can be copied and modified to fit any school/district resources. 
 
Blended Learning Framework

]]> d2a3631050865c432355d84d188c2b31 Jennifer Carroll replied to the topic "How are Library Media Specialists supporting Teaching and Learning?" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65678/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:35:02 -0400

How Library Media Specialists are Assisting during COVID-19

]]> 36b093a491075791ab3a63b1543f1e22 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Digital Learning Coaches" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65677/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:32:58 -0400

How are Digital Learning Coaches Supporting Teaching and Learning?
What are districts/schools doing to support teaching and learning if they do NOT have Digital Learning Coaches?
How can a district/school secure Digital Learning Coaches?

]]> 1300e98ece5146779518f3b40dfee4e9 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "How are Digital Learning Coaches supporting Teaching and Learning?" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65676/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:23:22 -0400

What is the job description of a Digital Learning Coach (DLC) in your district/school?       2. What supports are Digital Learning Coaches (DLCs) providing for teachers? Students? Administrators?   What resources are DLCs sharing with teachers?

]]> cf65cbba4780f5ea0bfd85f0526f09c7 Jennifer Carroll posted a new topic "Teaching and Learning Expectations" - https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65675/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:21:38 -0400

What does/will teaching and learning look like in your school/district for 2020-2021? 
How have you “rebranded? NTI for 2020-2021? 
What is the expectation for what teaching and learning will look like?

]]> 59f6217d2e50c28724caa772f270f11c Dessie Bowling wrote a new post https://www.theholler.org/?p=128789 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:46:13 -0400


A Collaborative Approach for Developing Micro-Credentials Based on Need

By Dr. Dessie Bowling, Robert Brown

Earning professional credentials is a requirement in various sectors of industry such as medicine, […]

Taking the ‘Not Again’ Out of Professional Learning
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A Collaborative Approach for Developing Micro-Credentials Based on Need By Dr. Dessie Bowling, Robert Brown Earning professional credentials is a requirement in various sectors of industry such as medicine, technology and business. Industry professionals attend sessions in face-to-face settings at required...

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]]> 1 24ba71acb27d568bf19b9064adb43696 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #1 (32 mins) Recognize […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65262/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:55:59 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #1 (32 mins)
Recognize that text is anything that communicates a message.
• Expand traditional knowledge about text to include visual, auditory & digital sources
• Use sources across disciplines to provide increasingly rigorous opportunities for students to interpret messages communicated through different med…Read More

]]> 0 8ed015a9ec870df39328215be81ec2d6 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #2 (29 mins) Employ, […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65260/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:54:54 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #2 (29 mins)
Employ, develop, and refine schema to understand create text.
• Through the use of multiple texts and interdisciplinary content, activate students’ schema. Provide opportunities for developing new connections, applying specialized vocabulary and reflecting on new understandings
• Appropriate for K…Read More

]]> 0 9c4255207acb7587d4a4e3009b47757b Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #3 (30 mins) View […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65258/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:53:57 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #3 (30 mins)
View literacy experiences as transactional, interdisciplinary, and transformational.
• When students’ literacy experiences cross traditional disciplinary boundaries, their knowledge is expanded and relevant
• Students’ interactions with text become transformational when they are motivated to purs…Read More

]]> 0 a10d1c7da0fd8d688051543077c97aa8 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #4 (30 mins) Utilize […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65255/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:52:39 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #4 (30 mins)
Utilize receptive and expressive language arts to better understand self, others and the world. View literacy experiences as transactional, interdisciplinary, and transformational.
• Experiencing both receptive (i.e., listening, reading and viewing) and expressive (i.e., speaking, writing and v…Read More

]]> 0 7684e50486c68a1dcd23687aefc20ea6 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #5 (38 mins) Apply […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/65253/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:51:21 -0500

INTERDISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICE #5 (38 mins)
Apply strategic practices, with scaffolding and then independently, to approach new literacy tasks.
• Help students to strategically approach literacy tasks in order to make intentional decisions about when, where and how to apply thinking and learning processes
• Independence and tra…Read More

]]> 0 36c9764e13d3724f4a707a1bc332e6ff Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: Composition Video Resources Link: […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/64660/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:17:02 -0500

Composition Video Resources Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vIg6dkOjgATOSbQCosjIiKQFMGGIqzs1?usp=sharing

]]> 0 f46c70f0b948766de8e61ec52439c3a9 Carole Mullins posted an update in the group Reading & Writing: Literacy: KAS for Reading and Writing Video Series: EPISODES 1-5 […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/64656/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:04:24 -0500

KAS for Reading and Writing Video Series: EPISODES 1-5 RESOURCES LINK:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XaizNuJf-tWqMK0CLJU86EZ08xzOabfI

]]> 0 a61077bbd7bc04b624e769d3062680c7 Jennifer Carroll posted an update in the group New Teacher Network: Planning for Effective Questions […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/62129/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:18:14 -0500

Planning for Effective Questions http://www.ssgt.nsw.edu.au/documents/1planning_effective_qu.pdf

]]> 0 5adc8c6afbb6578cb3e16d101229f368 Dessie Bowling posted an update in the group Project Prevent/Ripple Effects: We currently have 70 Project Prevent schools using the Ripple […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/61993/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:18:56 -0500

We currently have 70 Project Prevent schools using the Ripple Effects curriculum.

]]> 0 5ed5fef7d9e63ff7423125a3281d9717 Jennifer Carroll posted an update in the group Act: Activating Catalytic Transformation: ACT Teams, join us for a Network work day on Monday. Share […] https://www.theholler.org/activity/p/61937/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:36:21 -0500

ACT Teams, join us for a Network work day on Monday. Share your theory of of action, get feedback, facilitative coaching from KVEC, etc. See you at 10:00….if you haven’t registered and want to attend, send me an email so I can be sure we have enough resources!

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