My students have really grown as global citizens through their face-to-face interactions with other students and teachers living abroad through our class’s partnership with Reach the World. This school year, they have made connections with college students and recent college graduates living in: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay,…Read More

My students are so excited to share their Project Based Learning activity about our classroom redesign!! This redesign has not only boosted student engagement in my classroom, but has also cut down on discipline and disruptions as well. Here is a sneak peek virtual tour of our classroom!!

Owsley County Action Research Project, ‘Giving a Voice to Appalachian Youth’ will have a second release of the digital magazine, ‘Appalachian Mountain Reflections’ at the end of this month (April). Included in the second edition are more stories from youth and adults of ‘Where I’m From’, an article entitled ‘Seven Reasons Kentucky Stands Out’,…Read More

I look forward to sharing the results from my action research project with you at the FIREsummit! I don’t want to spoil the outcomes yet, but let’s just say the students agree that, “There’s No Place Like Their Learning Space”! =) I will post an updated blog for you to view after Wednesday!!!

I really enjoyed working with my project even though it was very time consuming. It was very rewarding. The attached Powerpoint shows the process and progress of my project entitled Step on Me Think Outside the Classroom.