After living in Eastern Kentucky for 44 years and being an English teacher for 21 of those years, I have developed an intense drive for improving the levels literacy and communication within our region. Within this passion, I have seen that the people of Appalachia have some incredible stories—of survival, defeat, victory, and struggle—that des…Read More

Our students enter classrooms throughout the day, sitting in desks or tables, typically in rows. We require them to engage actively in the learning process, while sitting these desks, tables, and rows. Sharing ideas and cooperatively creating final products, are a few examples of engaging activities that challenge students to use high level…Read More

Tiffany N. Austin
Spanish Teacher, Grade 8-12
Paintsville High School
Project Name: Inspiring Our Tigers with Each Step

Visual Learning is a teaching method that can reach students both in and out of the classroom. Many teachers are successful in making their classrooms visually appealing but we must also reach our students in the hallways and…Read More

My project is for a K, 1st, 2nd special education students.

I love creating art projects and I have seen the magic and power of creative arts in student engagement, behavior management, mathematics, coordination and imagination. As a special education teacher, I use art as a teaching tool every chance I get in the classroom. There is nothing…Read More

Graduating with Our Senses

This project will focus on using sensory tools and methods to increase attention/behavior regulation to be able to increase mastery of skills and retention of those skills.