Hello Folks! I am very excited about presenting at the Summit in April! This year I wrote a second grant which allowed me to purchase 6 Spheros for my classroom. I was not sure what I would do with them, but working with my science team mate, Joseph Larrimore, I did a unit that incorporated the use of the Spheros and coding on tablets!!!! This…Read More

The Giving Room update!

To this point the Giving Room has produced multiple opportunities for our students to create something that has benefited others. Our AES Cares program have reached our students, their families and our community through four areas; Blessings Box, Homework Help, Family Resource Center Helpers and AES Care Cases. The…Read More

For their verbal final exams, my students were able to use their tablets to create verbal recordings on Anchor and Vocaroo. Check out the Anchor and Vocaroo websites for some great resources!! Also, thanks to Chris Epling from KVEC/Epling Illustrations for his visits to my class.

The Giving Room
“Giving Something of Yourself for the Benefit of Others”

Too often, many students choose not to be, or are not self motivated to be active learners due to a past traumatic experience where someone has stifled them or caused them to feel inadequate in creating, performing, or producing something on a acceptable level. Many of…Read More

We are getting ready to begin our unit of study using our materials from the grant. It is late in happening this year, due to all the days of school missed due to snow, ice, flooding, flu, etc. However, the day is coming quickly (thank goodness) that we will begin…dissecting! This is one of the best things that I have been able to offer my…Read More

The Octavia Hatcher story is a local legend around Central Appalachia, but not only isolated to the communities surrounding Pike County, KY. Her story is known worldwide, having been examined by such programs as […]

My Mountains Mysteries - The Octavia Hatcher Story - Chapter Three; Pastor Jason Johnson

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February 26, 2019

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The Octavia Hatcher story is a local legend around Central Appalachia, but not only isolated to the communities surrounding Pike County, KY. Her story is known worldwide, having been examined by such programs as Mysteries at the Museum on...

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The 2019 Fire Summit is quickly approaching . I am once again looking forward to a time when I get to talk with other educators and share ideas and mostly GAIN ideas to bring back to my classroom. I always bring severeal students with me and that is really one of the best parts of my day. I try to choose students who will do a great job, but…Read More

The Octavia Hatcher story is a local legend around Central Appalachia, but not only isolated to the communities surrounding Pike County, KY. Her story is known worldwide, having been examined by such programs as […]

My Mountains Mysteries - The Octavia Hatcher Story - Chapter One; What We Know

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November 1, 2018

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The Octavia Hatcher story is a local legend around Central Appalachia, but not only isolated to the communities surrounding Pike County, KY. Her story is known worldwide, having been examined by such programs as Mysteries at the Museum on...

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Looking forward to another Great Year using the grant money from ARI. My project has been one of the best things that I have/do in my teaching career. We dissect pigs! My students love the hands on experience and learning about the science behind the dissection. They are able to relate the structures and their functions to their own bodies and…Read More

Application 2018-19 is turned in. The excitement for my class is beyond belief. 💕

Imagination library brings the love of reading to our little ones 💕

Application is turned in. Now we wait 💕

Exciting things coming soon from the Holler! I can’t wait to share it with you.

Another Truly Successful year using ARI funding!!!! This was the second year that I wrote a grant for purchasing fetal pigs for my 7th grade students! I first received a grant to purchase pigs last year. My students last year had really surprised me with their enthusiasm for the learning through this magnificent venture. I had girls that I…Read More

Here is a sample video of our students performing in our Christmas program using the ARI Grant materials. Listen closely for the sleighbells and watch closely as the students control the lighting as well. Thanks KVEC!

“I Can Perform My Way” Update

January update on “I Can Perform My Way”. Our autism unit performed was able to perform on the devices purchased through the ARI grant. The students were amazing as they controlled lighting as well as played sleighbells to the song “Sleighbells”. At this time we are in the process of building three perform…Read More

Project Title: I Can Perform My Way

Area of Focus and/or Research Question
Are all students capable of performing? Are all students provided the opportunity to perform? These two questions have weighed on me for the past 20 years of my teaching career. Yes, all students are capable. However, not all students are provided the opportunity.

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January update on “I Can Perform My Way”. Our autism unit performed was able to perform on the devices purchased through the ARI grant. The students were amazing as they controlled lighting as well as played sleighbells to the song “Sleighbells”. At this time we are in the process of building three performance units that can be adjusted to…Read More

what an amazing change in literacy practice. Using the coding for literacy tablets was an awesome and worth while investment. The children are engaged and learning has accelerated!!!!

Resolutions.  It’s a great time for them.  Even though they get a bad rap since they are seldom followed through, the beginning of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on past successes and failures and to beg […]

I keep trying to upload my PPt and it will not load!

Hoping to make doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc. out of students who had no idea that they had such an interest!!! Looking toward the future and successful lives of my students. Hoping my kids stay here in the hills and build mountains out of mole hills! Exciting times when you watch a love of learning be exposed and the intrigue that is…Read More

Getting excited about the upcoming Fire Summit at the Expo in Pikeville, Ky on April 11, 2018!

Children have been using their new tablets to code and make stories on PBS scratch Jr. They have learned about plot,setting and characters. We are still looking for an awesome coding app that is age appropriate that focuses on letter identification and phonics.

Children have been using their new tablets to code and make stories on PBS scratch Jr. They have learned about plot,setting and characters. We are still looking for an awesome coding app that is age appropriate that focuses on letter identification and phonics.

Children have been using their new tablets to code and make stories on PBS scratch Jr. They have learned about plot,setting and characters. We are still looking for an awesome coding app that is age appropriate that focuses on letter identification and phonics.

It almost looked like spring as blue shirts bloomed across the KVEC region December 4-10th for the Hour of Code.  Teachers who signed up their class to participate were awarded a blue KVEC Hour of Code shirt to […]

KVEC Hour of Code 2017

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January 5, 2018

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It almost looked like spring as blue shirts bloomed across the KVEC region December 4-10th for the Hour of Code.  Teachers who signed up their class to participate were awarded a blue KVEC Hour of Code shirt to wear...

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Michael Gabriel Elswick creates comics. Toons, to be exact. He is finishing up his last semester at the University of Pikeville with a BA in Art. During our interview with Michael, we learn about his story, Mick […]

Podcast with Michael Elswick

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December 15, 2017

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Michael Gabriel Elswick creates comics. Toons, to be exact. He is finishing up his last semester at the University of Pikeville with a BA in Art. During our interview with Michael, we learn about his story, Mick and Sally,...

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Children and I are so excited waiting on our new tablets!!!! We have been talking about coding and how much fun its gonna be to use them for literacy projects.

Children and I are so excited waiting on our new tablets!!!! We have been talking about coding and how much fun its gonna be to use them for literacy projects.

The Monk Media Podcast welcomes Willa Johnson as our guest for October. Willa is the Project Director of All Access EKY at Appalshop. She also is the co-director of Appalshop’s Appalachian Media Institute. Her […]

The Monk Media Podcast with Willa Johnson

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October 30, 2017

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The Monk Media Podcast welcomes Willa Johnson as our guest for October. Willa is the Project Director of All Access EKY at Appalshop. She also is the co-director of Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute. Her work in film has been showcased...

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Project Title: I Can Perform My Way

Area of Focus and/or Research Question
Are all students capable of performing? Are all students provided the opportunity to perform? These two questions have weighed on me for the past 20 years of my teaching career. Yes, all students are capable. However, not all students are provided the opportunity.…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

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

“Do We Get To….?”
Students have difficulty recognizing cause and effect relationships among themselves and choices they make. Students do not necessarily see the effect of choices they make on their bodies and their future. Thus their choices many times can and do end up effecting their quality of life—both at the present and in the future.…Read More

A native of Raccoon, Ky., Michelle Goff is the author of the Maggie Morgan cozy mystery series. Set in a fictional Eastern Kentucky community, the series features a newspaper reporter with a penchant for solving […]

Monk Media Podcast with Michelle Goff

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August 29, 2017

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A native of Raccoon, Ky., Michelle Goff is the author of the Maggie Morgan cozy mystery series. Set in a fictional Eastern Kentucky community, the series features a newspaper reporter with a penchant for solving murders. Goff, herself a...

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Sister Gracie Bentley has been quilting for over 70 years. Starting out when she was 12 years old, Gracie is now in her mid to late 80’s. She’s lived nearly all her life in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, in […]

The Monk Media Podcast with Sister Gracie Bentley

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July 30, 2017

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Sister Gracie Bentley has been quilting for over 70 years. Starting out when she was 12 years old, Gracie is now in her mid to late 80's. She's lived nearly all her life in the mountains of eastern Kentucky,...

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I really recommend everyone checking out the Imagination Library Kentucky Pilot Projects. Get involved! Promote reading, learning, creating and sharing every chance you get! I’ve also got some really, really cool news coming up for the fall. Stay tuned… things are going to get very very interesting!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! We have some really neat things coming up for when you return from summer break. Can’t wait to share those with you!

Hope everyone is looking forward to their summer break (those still waiting, have faith). We might have some exciting new opportunities coming up in the near future. Please be sure to check the Art Gallery Workshop Holler often so you can stay up to date.

Show Notes for John Haywood:
Correction: John was born in Prestonsburg -KY but currently resides in Letcher County, KY. In the show I give the impression he is originally from Whitesburg, KY (which is in […]

Monk Media with John Haywood

Podcasts

May 18, 2017

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Show Notes for John Haywood: Correction: John was born in Prestonsburg -KY but currently resides in Letcher County, KY. In the show I give the impression he is originally from Whitesburg, KY (which is in Letcher County). Describing John Haywood (owner...

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Bruce Parsons recognized by Easter Kentucky Leadership for creating the Hollar

PULL your files from the dropbox folder this week! Below is the link. Visit the folder and copy and paste YOUR book’s files. Please DO NOT erase the files in these folders! Minuteman Press has the files on hand, but these are for your records.

Here’s the link. Simply look in the folder for your book and save the files to your computer. You may…Read More

I am so proud of ALL the students that participated in the book publishing project for KVEC (Project Prevent Grant). You all did such an outstanding job! Please remember to send out request for signing at local libraries in your area! As well as businesses too! Promote your work by sending press releases out to the newspapers. Please always be…Read More

My students have really grown as global citizens through their face-to-face interactions with other students and teachers living abroad through our class’s partnership with Reach the World. This school year, they have made connections with college students and recent college graduates living in: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay,…Read More

Getting ready for my ARI session in Pikeville tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s projects.

APPALACHIAN RENAISSANCE INTIATIVE’S
FINDING INNOVATION IN RURAL EDUCATION
SUMMIT

On April 12th, the East Kentucky Expo Center will again be booming with the regions most innovative leaders and l […]

KVEC's ARI FIRE Summit Set to Host over 1,000 Educators and Leaders

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April 10, 2017

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APPALACHIAN RENAISSANCE INTIATIVE'S FINDING INNOVATION IN RURAL EDUCATION SUMMIT On April 12th, the East Kentucky Expo Center will again be booming with the regions most innovative leaders and learners. Not to mention robots, flight simulators, student art & performance, cutting-edge strategies and technologies, student built...

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ATTENTION! VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

Hello everyone. We won’t be going live tomorrow morning due to Johnson County having to cancel school for the rest of the week due to illnesses. Please keep the teachers and students of Johnson County in your thoughts and/or prayers.

We will have session 3 tomorrow, but I will be recording the session from…Read More

The second It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains conference is coming to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus [700 College Road, Cumberland, Kentucky] on April 21-23, 2017. The c […]

It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains Returns to Harlan County

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March 29, 2017

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The second It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains conference is coming to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus on April 21-23, 2017. The conference is a three-day event celebrating Appalachian heritage and giving space...

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