Week two of the school visits for the Banner Art Project is kicking off tomorrow with visits in Magoffin County and at Betsy Layne High School. I’ve enjoyed meeting with the schools and seeing a little bit about what the different counties are planning for their project. The thing I didn’t expect, but I suppose I should have, is the competitive…Read More

Dr. Kathy Swan and colleagues will join Teacher Leaders in Hazard tomorrow, Feb. 17, at HCTC to present the Inquiry Design Model, a great resource for designing “deeper learning” experiences for students K-12 across all content areas. Hope to see you there.

Have you ever asked, “What is deeper learning?” Or, “How do we teach for deeper learning?”
The National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) has done a good job in answering these questions. What would you add?
http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NCTAF-ConsultEd_How-Deeper-Learning-Can-Create-a-New-Vision-for-Teaching.pdf

Have you ever asked, “What is deeper learning?” Or, “How do we teach for deeper learning?”
The National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) has done a good job in answering these questions. What would you add?
http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NCTAF-ConsultEd_How-Deeper-Learning-Can-Create-a-New-Vision-for-Teaching.pdf

Let’s consider “Banners” vs. “banners”. What’s the difference? Besides one being capitalized of course.. Well, throughout history banners have served a purpose in many types of scenarios. They inform, motivate, and even warn. Banners (with the capitol ‘B”) were often used as markers for travelers passing through a certain unknown region or…Read More