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

Teaching FIRST (Fluency, Interdependence, and Real-World Solutions with Technology).
By: LeAnna Bolden and Jessica Adams

Research Question
Will personalized learning increase students’ fluency, engagement, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving strategies?

Area of Focus:
The problem of practice includes students’ per…Read More

Bringing Coding to Life with Robotics
The action research for this grant will focus on the evaluation and growth of fifth grade students’ problem-solving abilities in the areas of Science and Technology via the acquisition and refinement of coding skills as identified in the New Generation Science Standards. The question I am trying to answer i…Read More

Johnson Central opened its doors in 1968. Since then, there have been some desperately needed renovations but the school continues to carry the feel of the old style “institution”. We need a new school but the “nickle tax” needed to fund that was voted down. Our students feel like they are not important. The students lack morale and that feeds o…Read More