Tara Howard
Magoffin County/Salyersville Grade School
Math/Science 4th/5th

Full STEAM Ahead:
Preparing our students for a global economy

Area of Focus:
As a concerned parent, educator, and citizen of a low-income community, I am interested in increasing the number of students ready for the future workforce. Statistics released by the U.S.…Read More

“We’re 1:1 – So, Now What?!?”

To address the problem of practice that students are utilizing the 1:1 devices they were issued by the school but are not interacting with them to their fullest potential, I plan for the 75 students I teach in 7th grade language arts to partake in a series of interactive lessons and presentations throughout the year…Read More

“The Write Way to Showcase Appalachia”

Approximately 75 students in my language arts classes will photograph the Appalachian community in which they live. Students will select photos that they feel showcase positive attributes of Appalachia to use as inspiration for creative writing pieces. After composing, revising, and editing pieces, students…Read More

Classroom Redesign. My project is the redesign of my classroom using whiteboard paint and alternative seating. This will allow more space for more students to work their problems out showing their work and more comfortable space to work for personalized learning. Students will be able to take class time to focus on practicing and developing…Read More

Programming, Robotics, and Coding. My project is to offer robotics, coding, and programming to students throughout the year in a genius hour and in an after-school program. This will allow all students to become familiar with the language of coding, programming, and robotics while also allowing those interested to build their skills further. I…Read More