My ARI mini grant has helped to add to my classroom. Students are using technology on a regular basis to study science. We have been able to add a new area for computer station work. The student engagement has greatly improved.

Our goals for this week are completion of the exterior and interior wall coverings as well as the cabinets.

I have found that my project is time consuming and a lot of work but the end results and reactions from students and adults is awesome.

“You Like to Write, Right?”–LMS Blogs

Engagement has increased exponentially in 801 Writing compared to all other writing classes. It is observable, consistent, and transferable from classroom to real world. Imagine a middle school student at home who chooses to devote his/her time to a blog in lieu of video gaming and over all of the…Read More

Here are a few more pictures of the interior, we are constructing our kitchen cabinets and setting them in place to check for accuracy and size. Next will be the wall finishes and then things can be set in permanently.