“Interactive Music Classroom” for Music and Arts Literacy. I am utilizing an iPad mini, an Apple TV, Bluetooth speakers and accessories for the materials, including apps and downloaded music to enhance my classroom and support literacy in Music and the Arts. I am primarily focusing on a familiarity with folk music and using Kodaly Pedagogies with…Read More

Project Name: Paperless Classroom
Current Need: Education is a challenging endeavor as I find that I am expected to build and hone the skills of an ever-diversifying group of learners. This demographic shift occurring simultaneously with changes in technology alongside the rise of economic globalism has teachers constantly searching for innovative…Read More

In the project-based unit “How Can My Voice be Heard?: Learning to become an Active Citizen”, students will learn how to participate effectively in civic life. In the first part of the unit students will gain an understanding of governmental processes. In this part students, will research and learn the branches of government and their fun…Read More

Feasibility Study of Micro-algae Biodiesel from Surface Mine Ponds

Often, science classroom experiences lack relevance to students. Student surveys have often indicated that this lack of valid material can result in lower achievement. Students may find laboratory experiments boring because they aren’t really experiments but repeated exercises t…Read More