Project Title: Who Me? I can Have a STEM Career?!?

Problem of Practice:
Are Magoffin County High School Students pursuing STEM careers (other than medical related fields) at low rates due to lack of STEM career education?
MCHS students are pursuing STEM careers at low rates. Fields of study chosen by recent graduates and career interest…Read More

Project title: Talk the Talk

Extensive research in educational journals supports the importance of including time for students to have rich math talks. This discourse increases students’ mastery of content by holding them accountable for explaining their reasoning and their problem-solving strategies. The National Council of Mathematics (…Read More

There’s No Place Like My Learning Space

Not much has changed for the classroom learning space since the early 1900’s. Students are still passively sitting in individual desks in rows and the teacher is still in the front of the room. In order to prepare students for their future careers, classrooms need to shift to accommodate 21st century…Read More

We, Ms. Rebecca Potter and I, recorded a podcast today and should have it downloaded soon with a more detailed explanation of our grant project.

Myth Busters, Bill Nye The Science Guy, and Science Bob have nothing on students in the mountains! Anyone can study science from a book, but it takes the creativity and innovation of 6th graders in Southeastern Kentucky to bring Science to life. During this project students will create a monthly blog called “Lab Rats” to share wacky Science exp…Read More