What did I take away from the Rural Practitioner’s Convening? I treasure most the new friends and common connections that I have made with educators from other rural areas. We have so very much in common. There is also an expectation of what “Can Be” that sprang from the rich discussions; the expectation to jointly develop and share strat…Read More

At about 4pm… Microsoft IT officially launched it Touch Develop computer programming course. The course, title Creative Coding Through Games and Apps can be accessed through this link… http://aka.ms/CreativeCoding .

Teachers will need to watch the introduction video and download the instructional materials at the bottom of the page.

— At…Read More

Thanks for posting the charts from the Rural Ed meeting which reflect great thinking. I’m especially interested in the low-aspirations discussion and hope to link this to our future-ready conversations next week. Also, Russ Quaglia’s survey on student aspirations is a good one but we may be able to create one that is free! If anyone is…Read More

Denise Yonts shared a photo of a teachers classroom who is beginning to redesign his learning space. John T. Watts (Tyler) in Letcher County, keep up the good work!
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): classroom-pic.docx to Innovative Learning Spaces

Charts from Rural Ed Convening Aug 17 and 18
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): rural-ed-convening_charts.docx to Rural Education