Another grant that I was so fortunate to receive was the new BREAKOUT EDU kits. This year I became departmentalized, teaching 3rd and 4th grade math, and very quickly realized that my students were performing below grade level at the beginning of the year. I began researching ways to combat this and words such as activating strategy, limited…Read More

This year my grant focuses on how better to prepare my students for the 21st century and problem solving. I have received a grant for Dash and Dot robots and lesson plans for my math class. I hope to implement coding into my 3rd and 4th grade math class this school year and allow my students to be more creative thinkers and prepare a foundation…Read More

The creativity and innovation of 6th graders in Southeastern Kentucky brought Science to life in 2016, as the “Lab Ratz” shared wacky Science experiments with students from one corner of the world to the other through the creation of Science You Tube videos. This year my STEAM students will “Go Big or Go Home!” Every unit will include STEAM e…Read More

I am a library media specialist at North Magoffin Elementary. This year I wanted to focus on providing students with more engaging lessons that will create life-long learners with problem-solving skills. With this project, I am able to participate in EDU Escape the Classroom lessons and create several different “Escape Room” type games. Students…Read More

Just wanted to take the time to update you on what Ms. Rebecca Potter and I are trying to do this year. We are working on another documentary with even a greater number of students involved in the filmmaking process. Actually, we are working on 2 documentaries: the main production is titled “Heroes On Every Hand: They Just Never Told Us” which…Read More