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Rebecca Potter posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): My students have been working on podcasts. I have one group […]

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:49:26 -0400

My students have been working on podcasts. I have one group that has created a podcast called, “No Man’s Land.” This podcast deas with women’s issues. For example, their first podcast focused on women’s access to birth control. Another podcast done by a pair of students is called “OfficiallyL8.” In this podcast, we hear the students talk about…Read More

Rebecca Potter wrote a new post

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:52:03 -0500

I have been teaching a Journalism class for 26 years. In my early years at Fleming-Neon High School, the class mainly focused on creating and selling the school yearbook. If we were lucky, we were able to produce […]

Holler Out Loud

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December 11, 2017

Rebecca Potter posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): Rebecca Potter Letcher County Central High School This year […]

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 04:51:12 -0400

Rebecca Potter
Letcher County Central High School

This year I am again working with Dr. Michael Melton to continue to document the people of our area. Last year’s documentary turned out better than we thought with our lack of experience. This year we have a little more experience under our belts and hope to involve more and more students. We…Read More

Rebecca Potter posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): With the grant my classroom received this year, we created a […]

Fri, 12 May 2017 19:33:34 -0400

With the grant my classroom received this year, we created a documentary featuring individuals from our community. We hoped our video would help to dispel the negative stereotypes bestowed upon our region. We also hoped to teach the students 21st century skills that they could carry into their college career and their future vocation. This grant…Read More

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:33:09 -0400

APPALACHIAN RENAISSANCE INTIATIVE’S
FINDING INNOVATION IN RURAL EDUCATION
SUMMIT

On April 12th, the East Kentucky Expo Center will again be booming with the regions most innovative leaders and l […]

KVEC's ARI FIRE Summit Set to Host over 1,000 Educators and Leaders

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April 10, 2017

APPALACHIAN RENAISSANCE INTIATIVE'S FINDING INNOVATION IN RURAL EDUCATION SUMMIT On April 12th, the East Kentucky Expo Center will again be booming with the regions most innovative leaders and learners. Not to mention robots, flight simulators, student art & performance, cutting-edge strategies and technologies, student built...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 15:05:37 -0400

The second It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains conference is coming to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus [700 College Road, Cumberland, Kentucky] on April 21-23, 2017. The c […]

It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains Returns to Harlan County

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March 29, 2017

The second It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains conference is coming to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus on April 21-23, 2017. The conference is a three-day event celebrating Appalachian heritage and giving space...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:04:45 -0500

Through a series of assignments, Rebecca Potter’s communications class (members of the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative’s FIREshare) has been working to develop their photography skills by telling stories […]

LCC Communications Class Develops Photography Skills

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February 27, 2017

Through a series of assignments, Rebecca Potter's communications class (members of the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative's FIREshare) has been working to develop their photography skills by telling stories about their communities through the lens. Below are highlights and links to...

Rebecca Potter wrote a new post

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:12:59 -0500

Flower Shot

My grandmother and I planted these flowers years ago, and every year they bloom brighter and fuller

Still Life

My cat has always loved sitting in the win […]

Picture Project

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February 20, 2017

Flower Shot My grandmother and I planted these flowers years ago, and every year they bloom brighter and fuller Still Life My cat has always loved sitting in the windowsill Environmental Shot These are the remains of the wood my father gathered before every...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:26:02 -0500

Pikeville Elementary teacher, Traci Tackett, tells us how her and her students use winter gardens to not only improve their diets, but to also improve their community.

For more information on […]

FIREcast TV: Students Turn Winter Garden into Community Improvement Project

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February 15, 2017

Pikeville Elementary teacher, Traci Tackett, tells us how her and her students use winter gardens to not only improve their diets, but to also improve their community. For more information on gardening in schools check out the School Garden Holler.

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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:28:45 -0500

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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:28:43 -0500

Rural communities miss great opportunities when their leaders and citizens do not dream big enough.

One of our problems in not making “Appalachian Kentucky Great Again” has been thinking too small and sca […]

East Kentucky needs leaders, citizens who aren’t afraid to dream bigger

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February 13, 2017

Rural communities miss great opportunities when their leaders and citizens do not dream big enough. One of our problems in not making “Appalachian Kentucky Great Again” has been thinking too small and scaling down our dreams and expectations. Congressman Hal...

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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:09:42 -0500

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:44:05 -0500

Letcher County Central student, Hannah Adams, had a recorded essay released this weekend about the complications of letting politics divide our smaller communities. Her article aired today (January 23, 2017) on […]

LCC & FIREshare Student's Essay Featured on Here & Now: NPR

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January 23, 2017

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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:11:31 -0500

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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:11:28 -0500

Every Friday this January, local filmmaker Oakley Fugate, will be hosting a Film Workshop at the Boone Youth Drop-In Center in Whitesburg, KY.

He will be teaching the basics of how to produce a low bu […]

Short Film Workshops Open to Young People This Month

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January 12, 2017

Every Friday this January, local filmmaker Oakley Fugate, will be hosting a Film Workshop at the Boone Youth Drop-In Center in Whitesburg, KY. He will be teaching the basics of how to produce a low budget film. Fugate says he was inspired to host...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:45:31 -0500

The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative
cordially invites you and your organization
for a catered Press Luncheon
on January 27th, 2017 at 11 am.
This is an event to celebrate the work of our
regional […]

KVEC to Host Press Luncheon

ARI

January 9, 2017

The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative cordially invites you and your organization for a catered Press Luncheon on January 27th, 2017 at 11 am. This is an event to celebrate the work of our regional schools, educators, and students. We also want to thank you, the...

micheal blair: Christmas future. You're probably wondering why there's […]

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:10:33 -0500

Christmas future. You’re probably wondering why there’s just a picture of isom. I grew up in isom and plan on spending every Christmas season there for as long as I can, I’ve learned so much there through out the years, I truly hate to leave it

Hannah Adams wrote a new post

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:19:31 -0500

In our society today, it can be difficult to find pure kindness and consideration from our fellow beings. We’ve become a world full of people who tend to think only of themselves, not batting an eye at those […]

Blue Box Project: Bringing Kindness to an Eastern Kentucky High School

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December 14, 2016

In our society today, it can be difficult to find pure kindness and consideration from our fellow beings. We've become a world full of people who tend to think only of themselves, not batting an eye at those around...

micheal blair: Christmas present. This year for Christmas we get to […]

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:30:51 -0500

Christmas present. This year for Christmas we get to experience it with my mother’s new German Shepard puppy named magnum, this is the first Christmas I’ve ever spent with a new pet and I’m sure it’ll be a great one

micheal blair: Christmas past. This is the first whitesburg Christmas parade […]

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:23:01 -0500

Christmas past. This is the first whitesburg Christmas parade I ever participated in, as a senior in highschool I will never be able to do this ever again, and is something I’ve looked forward to ever since I started marching band. This is a memory that I will cherish forever

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Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:51:39 -0500

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Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:38:29 -0500

Willa K. Johnson posted an update in the group Photography: Christmas future: I love being home for Christmas and I love […]

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:37:04 -0500

Christmas future: I love being home for Christmas and I love when it snows on Christmas, but I have this daydream of spending Christmas by the ocean one year. I love the idea of having a cottage with a fireplace while the waves hit outside and a Christmas tree in the window. So I hope to spend a Christmas at the ocean in my future.

Willa K. Johnson posted an update in the group Photography: Christmas Present: it's an exciting Christmas in my house, […]

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:34:44 -0500

Christmas Present: it’s an exciting Christmas in my house, because this year I have a beautiful new baby to share his first Christmas with. He’s only four months old so he doesn’t know what is going on other than he likes the lights on the tree.

Willa K. Johnson posted an update in the group Photography: Christmas Past: every year my family hangs up this old […]

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:33:12 -0500

Christmas Past: every year my family hangs up this old ornament of an elf and we jokingly call it Cammy. Cammy is a cousin who we teased about her ears when we were kids and then named the elf after her. Every year we share this joke and now send her a picture on text messaging to let her know we are thinking of her. It sounds a little mean, but…Read More

Hannah Adams wrote a new post

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:57:51 -0500

Doug Adams is quite a familiar name within the Appalachian region. He is locally famous for his one-of-a-kind artwork that can be found throughout the small city of Whitesburg and in many of our homes. People of […]

A Q&A with a True Appalachian

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December 6, 2016

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:05:54 -0500

It’s the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving and Letcher Elementary Teacher, Tyler Watts, is busy sticking colorful Post-It notes to the window in the Harry M. Caudill Library in Downtown Whitesburg. While most […]

Letcher Elementary Teacher Creates Post-It Note Christmas Mural in Downtown Whitesburg

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November 30, 2016

It's the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving and Letcher Elementary Teacher, Tyler Watts, is busy sticking colorful Post-It notes to the window in the Harry M. Caudill Library in Downtown Whitesburg. While most people are enjoying their holiday break by...

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Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:19:12 -0500

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Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:18:23 -0500

This is the season of giving and charity and a Letcher County Central High School student has set out to start a new local initiative to bring music to teens in need. Shoppers in Letcher County may notice boxes in […]

Letcher County Central Student Organizes "Tunes for Teens" Christmas Charity

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November 21, 2016

Willa K. Johnson: @sturner74 Happy to see you on The Holler Skyler, I've been […]

Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:49:21 -0500

@sturner74 Happy to see you on The Holler Skyler, I’ve been thinking about films you might like to watch for your project!

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Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:32:31 -0500

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Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:25:14 -0500

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Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:55:19 -0500

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Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:00:27 -0400

East KY Innovators in Rural Education Attract International Audience of 11k

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October 27, 2016

Thousands of educators, community leaders, and students gathered in Pikeville and via Livestream yesterday at the 3rd Annual Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) Promising Practices Summit. The #ARIpromise Summit is hosted by the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) to spotlight the nation's greatest...

Rebecca Potter earned the badges: Profile Update:

Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:11:38 -0400

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Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:10:28 -0400

Rebecca Potter posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): Piling Up Stones: A Collection of Mountain Memories and […]

Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:10:27 -0400

Piling Up Stones: A Collection of Mountain Memories and Wisdom

Ms. Rebecca Potter and Dr. Michael C. Melton, Letcher County Central High School

We have a rich history and culture in central Appalachia that we have not or very rarely promoted to the world outside our hills. With the inevitability of time, we are losing members of our “Greatest G…Read More

Rebecca Potter posted an update in the group Promising Practice (Teachers): Here is a podcast that one of my Journalism students put […]

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:10:18 -0400

Here is a podcast that one of my Journalism students put together. Dr. Michael Melton and I are discussing the grant we will be collaborating on.

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:32:57 -0400

PETLL – Perpetuating Excellence in Teaching, Leadership and Learning is the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative’s continuous school improvement program.

Recently the creators, Dr. Jeff Hawkins and […]

Kentucky Authors Release Book on Building Professional Talent and Capability

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October 17, 2016

PETLL - Perpetuating Excellence in Teaching, Leadership and Learning is the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative's continuous school improvement program. Recently the creators, Dr. Jeff Hawkins and Dr. Henry Webb, of the PETLL program teamed up to write a guide book about the...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:27:56 -0400

SOMERSET, Ky. – The first-ever Appalachian Health Hack-a-thon concluded Saturday at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky., with an announcement of the winners in various categories.

Nineteen t […]

MIT Appalachian Health Hack-a-thon announces winners of event to create innovative solutions to health challenges in KVEC & SOAR region

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October 13, 2016

SOMERSET, Ky. – The first-ever Appalachian Health Hack-a-thon concluded Saturday at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky., with an announcement of the winners in various categories. Nineteen teams, including six student teams, presented their solutions to a...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:49:06 -0400

Lee County School District joins Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, will partner with other leading educators, entrepreneurs, and researchers from across the U.S.
Beattyville, Kentucky – Lee County […]

Lee County School District Accepted into National Network of Innovative School Districts

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October 4, 2016

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Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:23:42 -0400

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Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:32:53 -0400

Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative hosted their first ever Sumdog Mathematics Contest the week of September 9th-15th for schools throughout the East Kentucky region to participate in. With 24 classes (414 […]

KVEC Students Answer Thousands of Math Problems in First Ever Sumdog Contest

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September 26, 2016

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Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:27:29 -0400

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Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:18:40 -0400

WHAT

The Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge (LGEC) is a tiered business pitch competition for all Kentucky high school students grades 9-12. It is intended to introduce students to a realistic co […]

Welcome to the Lt. Governor's 1st Annual Entrepreneurship Challenge!

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August 29, 2016

WHAT The Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge (LGEC) is a tiered business pitch competition for all Kentucky high school students grades 9-12. It is intended to introduce students to a realistic competitive business environment, as well as promote business ownership and...

Willa K. Johnson wrote a new post

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:33:29 -0400

Back to School Tips for Teachers on the Digital Transformation Journey

Going back to school is an exciting and busy time for teachers and school administrators. There’s a ton of work to be done, from c […]

Back to School Tips for Teachers on the Digital Transformation Journey from Digital Promise

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August 25, 2016

Back to School Tips for Teachers on the Digital Transformation Journey Going back to school is an exciting and busy time for teachers and school administrators. There’s a ton of work to be done, from creating lesson plans, to preparing...

shelby hall wrote a new post

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:00:38 -0400

Kindness Challenge from The Holler on Vimeo.

Shelby Hall is a student at Letcher County Central High School.

Kindness Challenge

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August 24, 2016

Kindness Challenge from The Holler on Vimeo. Shelby Hall is a student at Letcher County Central High School.