Kentucky School Readiness Definition

https://4.files.edl.io/eb7e/08/07/20/184050-dfd40a3a-ba6e-421d-9dcb-9f600f47abab.pdf

Kentucky’s Transition to Kindergarten Plan 2020

https://kyecac.ky.gov/families/Documents/KY%20TTK%20Plan%20Final.pdf

July/August Newsletter see pages 45-60 for Early Childhood News from Floyd County
https://tinyurl.com/y3a62865

Owsley County Middle School/Owsley County High School
Mrs. B’s Library
 
https://bit.ly/3i21qG5
 
 

Oakview Online

 
Johnson County Schools Back to School Platform
 
https://youtu.be/pzdvwBgIGO0
 

Herald Whitaker Middle School Virtual Learning Center – Part 1
https://youtu.be/lHFN-IOfLEs
 
Herald Whitaker Middle School Virtual Learning Center – Part 2
 
https://youtu.be/vo4uQl4AsS4

Johnson County Schools Back to School Platform
 
https://youtu.be/pzdvwBgIGO
 
Presented by: Superintendent Thom Cochran, Sharon Music, Mike Whitaker and Lisa Salyer

Herald Whitaker Middle School Virtual Learning Center – Part 2
 
https://youtu.be/vo4uQl4AsS4
 

https://youtu.be/lHFN-IOfLEs
 

https://kyecac.ky.gov/families/Documents/KY%20TTK%20Plan%20Final.pdf

Meet new 20-21 EC team members, KY Coverings for Kids, Head Start family success story, pre-k Chromebooks, #MaskUp @SchoolsFloyd, Yellow Glasses Proj, Recognitions, K Transition, virtual learning kits distribution tinyurl.com/y3a62865

Check out Floyd County Community Early Childhood Council provides to families two Saturday’s a month for ages B-5! m.facebook.com/pg/fcceccky/vi… Thank you, Russ Barker, CEO at McDowell/ARH for sponsoring for our families! youtu.be/R5WE5MkEgtY

Floyd County Site for Parent/Student Device Training
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bnMwJP86nWYtIdfGuTooG-GbRZiWF_YJ/view?usp=sharing
 

https://torreytrust.com/projects   A website with detailed information, tutorials, and evaluation criteria for 85 learner-, community-, knowledge-, and assessment-centered digital tools for educators. This site was designed by students in my EDUC 592A (Online Tools for Learning & Instruction) course in…   Read more»

The attachment includes all the Zip Codes for Kentucky.   You can type your Zip Code into https://broadbandnow.com/Kentucky and it will give you the Broadband Speed, Wired Coverage and Providers for your district.  I included all Kentucky Districts because…   Read more»

My students love making, recording, and watching their social skills videos. I can see them applying the skills in daily life.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/developing-love-reading-students

https://www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2020-02-04-play-is-disappearing-from-kindergarten-it-s-hurting-kids?utm_campaign=site&utm_content=share-25&__twitter_impression=true

https://info.childcareaware.org/blog/how-storybook-reading-helps-children-cope-after-a-disaster?hs_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

https://info.childcareaware.org/blog/research-round-up-screen-time?hs_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

https://heckmanequation.org/resource/abc-care-elements-of-quality-early-childhood-programs-that-produce-quality-outcomes/

https://www.ffyf.org/what-do-we-really-mean-when-we-talk-about-brain-science-in-early-childhood-development/

https://www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2020-02-14-why-aren-t-we-paying-early-childhood-educators-what-they-re-worth?__twitter_impression=true

For my grant I got an iPad and apple pen. I have been working with my students to improve social skills. They are recording themselves and each other and watching videos– we talk about what is appropriate and what can be done differently. Some of my students can create trailers and edit the movies. The children are very motivated by this. They…Read More

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

Floyd County Schools Connection: Early Childhood Program News: October 2018
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1e7-omLthNxS4mIvenwM-pI1uj2zxIqGgSA8yZ4KiNk0/mobilepresent?slide=id.g4212cf8796_5_0

FCS Connection: Early Childhood News
November 2018
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sl5UnvF8Pkd77HFSSzaoWZH0HgQ9M7JAcODdslDycEY/mobilepresent?slide=id.g4212cf8796_5_0

Floyd County Early Childhood Newsletter slides Dec. 2018.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ol_8ULcGKZsZbJcNzhlGkm5bAJZ5e_HyD681DH6ZZ7A/mobilepresent?slide=id.g4a17010de4_0_110

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

Tangible Play-
My kids work hard to complete their assignments in order to “earn” time with the Osmo tangible play. It has helped to develop social skills and communication skills too.

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

This year for my grant I want to incorporate the Tiggly and Osmo learning systems and games (Tangible Learning and Play) into my resource room to improve both academic and social skills.

So far I have only received the Osmo Learning System with the grant. I am still waiting on the iPad and the Tiggly Learning System. I started using my personal…Read More

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 💕

My grant was Exciting Adventures for Kindergarten Readiness with Tiggly and Osmo. I used these with my I Pads that I have in the classroom with such an importance on Kindergarten readiness I tried to find something that I thought would help the children in my classroom get ready for Kindergarten. I had saw Tiggly and Osmo from a previous years…Read More

As I reflect on this opportunity to share technology with my preschoolers, I am very thankful to have been included in this innovation grant. I enjoyed the Fire Summit and being with other teachers and seeing what they are doing in their own classrooms. It was a very inspiring experience. I have learned to be more intentional with technology with…Read More

As I reflect on this opportunity to share technology with my preschoolers, I am very thankful to have been included in this innovation grant. I enjoyed the Fire Summit and being with other teachers and seeing what they are doing in their own classrooms. It was a very inspiring experience. I have learned to be more intentional with technology with…Read More

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

I implemented ZooPhonics in the resource room with kindergarten and first grade students with disabilities. The phonics program uses animals to help children remember the shapes and sounds of the letters, in addition to body movements for each animal letter. I implemented the program in the resource room using Direct Instruction, songs, and games.…Read More

UPDATE: During the time of implementation of using tablets to build social emotional skills in the Preschool classroom, students have made great strides in working together and helping each other out. According to Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment data my student have increased those skills by 30%.

Last month in February, I had a parent meeting where I introduced the tablets, discussed coding, and stated that a tablet would be sent home with two children at a time so parents could gain an understanding of what coding was and the skills we were working on.

Last week a parent sent me the photo below along with a paragraph of an app the…Read More

Last month in February, I had a parent meeting where I introduced the tablets, discussed coding, and stated that a tablet would be sent home with two children at a time so parents could gain an understanding of what coding was and the skills we were working on.

Last week a parent sent me the photo below along with a paragraph of an app the…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!!!!

I bought ZooPhonics with my grant. My children have been highly motivated to learn the animal letter names, sounds, and signals. For some of my students, I am able to give them a quick prompt (hand signal) when they see the letter and they are able to produce the letter sound.

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