Sit Down and Focus!!

My project involves creating an engaging, innovative classroom environment where students can choose different types of seating. I am completely re-designing my classroom with multiple table and seating options so that students can determine where they learn best. It is my hope that this will make students interested in…Read More

Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Shults, and I’m the Regional Community Manager in KY for GoNoodle. GoNoodle is a FREE website with short (2-5 minutes) movement videos and games designed to be done at students’ desks. It’s an awesome resource to help get your kids up and moving and help them focus. Plus, the website tracks your usage, so you could…Read More

Let The Water Flow

Area of Focus and/or Research Question:
Will an outdoor classroom increase student and teacher engagement and enable students to initiate their own learning experiences?

I observed students within my classroom during outside time. Some students were active during this time but others were not. Of those who were active, the…Read More

“File That Under Social Studies” will use interactive files with QR Codes that lead to reading information, videos, activities and games on a particular social studies topic. Using topics from the Kentucky social studies standards for third grade, I will then create file folders with QR codes for each topic. For example, one file will be…Read More

The Trout in the Classroom Project provides students the unique opportunity to examine the life cycle of brown trout by growing their eggs into fingerlings within a classroom setting. Brown Trout are hatched and grown in an aquarium where students monitor both water quality and the developing eggs. Student’s monitor the water quality and record t…Read More