Hey, KVEC Social Studies – check out our first mini-cast for our Holler!

https://youtu.be/gOESeRAFTm8

Tech Tuesdays are returning! Every Tuesday expect a new video showcasing the newest tech!
Want to know about something specific feel free to let us know. Comment below or just email me at adrian@theholler.org @professorparsons @alexsmith are you ready?!

One of the best apps I have found this year is Teach Your Monster to Read. My FMD students LOVE it! It is a game-based reading program. The website is always free and the app is $4.99, BUT is offered free every few months. If you sign up on the website, you’ll get an email when the app is on a discount or free offer. Even if you pay the $4.99,…Read More

Check out some pictures of ACT classrooms in the media tab!

http://pbskids.org/apps/

Final conclusions below.

Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Shults, and I’m the Regional Community Manager in KY for GoNoodle. GoNoodle is a FREE website with short (2-5 minutes) movement videos and games designed to be done at students’ desks. It’s an awesome resource to help get your kids up and moving and help them focus. Plus, the website tracks your usage, so you could…Read More

Hola!

I got a big test coming up.

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I like to play video games!

I LOVE Wolf County’s Stem Camp activities! The 21st century learning skills of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication were clearly evident! Can you post more about your resources?

Hazard High School Scholastic Spaces Classroom Redesign Entrepreneurial Project!!

This article will inspire…I promise.
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/clever-diy-ways-to-decorate-your-classroom#.bjpPQjLrw’ title=’36 Clever DIY Ways To Decorate Your Classroom’ image=’https://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/9/16/15/original-10965-1379360437-33.jpg’]The classroom of your dreams is easy to achieve…Read More

Elementary Classroom Hacks (Big ideas at Little Cost)
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Great resources for innovative learning spaces
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Wow! I am so pleased with all of the folks who have sent in their photos and videos of students working on Hour of Code! It is obvious that students had a great time and I believe teachers did too. Can’t wait till next year, but in the meantime, keep coding!!!!

1st grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.

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1st grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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2nd grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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3rd grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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4th grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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4th grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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5th Grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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5th grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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5th grade participating in Hour of Code at Martha Jane Potter Elementary.
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#HourOfCode photos from Betsy Layne High School on Monday, great event!
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Wow Worthy Learning Space Design
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-wow-worthy-learning-spaces-todd-finley

Twitter Chat tonight! 8:00 pm
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#ALLlearningspaces

The students at LBJ Elementary had a great day learning to program BeeBots!
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Hi STEM Peeps!
This will be where we we will be posting our STEM Unit Plans for our STEM Professional Action Network.

This website is awesome for all teachers!
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.teacherspayteachers.com’ title=’TeachersPayTeachers.com – An Open Marketplace for Original Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources’ image=”]TeachersPayTeachers.com — 1,700,000+ free and priced teaching resources created by teachers for instant download including lesson plans,…Read More

My 2nd period Global Issues Class (G/T) is doing a project they have called, PROJECT: BEAUTIFY. Their goal is to beautify the school by painting murals in the cafeteria, creating an outdoor eating area for students, adding a butterfly garden near the winter garden, and adding inspirational quotes. The students are repainting old stools, chairs,…Read More

Check out this video of WYMT’s Shane Smith doing a weather lesson with students at Elkhorn City and Dorton Elementary via the Mondopad!!!
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Skype with Donna Gephart, author of “How to Survive Middle School”…:)
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Really love reading all the new articles and ideas!

A couple of innovative ways to set up a school library…:)
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Here are links to MANY videos about redesigning the library media center. We do have two schools redesigning their libraries as Design Challenges for the Appalachian Leadership Lab…we will post updates as that work continues.
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Edutopia article with links to other resources for classroom redesign
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-and-tricks-redesign-your-classroom’ title=’8 Tips and Tricks to Redesign Your Classroom | Edutopia’…Read More

I have been doing a “Flipped Homework” where I play all of the songs I use in my K classroom, show the week’s book, etc. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW9vLqCXWKI
Still not too sure how to entirely gage the effectiveness BUT last week I checked back over the weekly letter subtest scores. One of the kids in my class who doesn’t have…Read More

National Literacy Day at Shelby Valley!…Read More

Yes! http://www.epals.com is a great way for students from all areas of the world, to connect with each other! Check it out! You can join projects, share projects, set up email accounts for your students so they can send/receive emails from other students! It’s a great way for students to explore culture, language, and interesting facts about each other!

In my opinion, I believe that teaching kindergarten is 80% management, 20% instruction! If you do not have good management in a kindergarten classroom, you will not be teaching and students will not be learning. You must have procedures for everything…lining up, where to put finished work, how to sit and listen to a story, how to transition from…Read More

If anyone else is teaching a Java course, your students are eligible to sign up for the mastering the main frame competition through IBM. But they must be registered by October 1st. Students need to be at least 16 years old.

If anyone else is teaching a Java course, your students are eligible to sign up for the mastering the main frame competition through IBM. But they must be registered by October 1st. Students need to be at least 16 years old.

Love learning about new technologies for the classroom!

I’m looking forward to seeing what apps my students are going to create.

Would love to have ideas on how to incorporate more enrichment activities for these students!