Triple A: Ashley’s Alternative Areas

The goal of the Triple A: Ashley’s Alternative Areas Project in my 6th grade mathematics classroom is to promote positive student behavior that is in accordance with the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (P.B.I.S.) at Hazard Middle School. The research question I am seeking to address is the f…Read More

Digital Writing in the 21st Century (Digital Portfolios)

Traditional writing portfolios are a thing of the past. The writing practices taught through the “traditional” method are not meeting the needs of the 21st Century learner. By integrating the use of Google Chrome books, Google Apps for Education, and Google Classrooms, I plan to bring a…Read More

Egg-citing Changes!
Funshine Express Curriculum offers many engaging themes for learning Science. For my problem of practice I have chosen to focus on the theme, “Egg-citing Changes”! Our little learners will use this research question to guide our learning: How can we carefully observe and care for eggs and chickens in the classroom?
To beg…Read More

A Makerspace Where Dreams Come Alive
Project Based Learning is challenging, but it is especially difficult in a small classroom with traditional student desks! This year my students are thrilled to have been given a large classroom with plenty of space to create and learn. They have planned and designed the new layout to accommodate for computers,…Read More

Middle Schoolers on the Move!
Do you have students you are constantly redirecting their focus? Or students who want to aimlessly wander around the room or take unnessecary bathroom breaks? Since our students are allowed less and less time to move, excerise and socialize as they get older we are seeing more restless behaviors in the classroom. In…Read More