“The Write Way to Showcase Appalachia”

Approximately 75 students in my language arts classes will photograph the Appalachian community in which they live. Students will select photos that they feel showcase positive attributes of Appalachia to use as inspiration for creative writing pieces. After composing, revising, and editing pieces, students…Read More

The creation of a “Digital Reader’s Library” will address the following three areas of concern:

(1) With the constant threat of decreased school funding, coupled with ever-increasing textbook prices, students often face classroom environments with few, if any, content-heavy literary resources and textbooks.

(2) Schools have libraries stock…Read More

Rocking Chairs
The students rocking chairs are adorable. The children love them. They are excited to see try them out. The room looks clean and fresh with the new furniture. The children say they are proud of their new classroom.

Triangular Desk
The student individual learning environment desk arrived. The students are so excited that the desk pull apart and go back together as a cooperative unit. Each of learning environments is set up into three parts: Table washer, cubby leader, supply person and flower pot person. The children take their jobs at the unit seriously and…Read More

Classroom Redesign. My project is the redesign of my classroom using whiteboard paint and alternative seating. This will allow more space for more students to work their problems out showing their work and more comfortable space to work for personalized learning. Students will be able to take class time to focus on practicing and developing…Read More