My ARI Unit centers around “Rebooting Appalachia through Reforestation”, therefore I will start teaching the unit on April 4th. We will be planting blight-resistant American Chestnut Trees in May as our culminating activity. The students are excited about our upcoming trip to the East KY Science Center on April 13th where they will learn the…Read More

My ARI Unit centers around “Rebooting Appalachia through Reforestation”, therefore I will start teaching the unit on April 4th. We will be planting blight-resistant American Chestnut Trees in May as our culminating activity. The students are excited about our upcoming trip to the East KY Science Center on April 13th where they will learn the…Read More

Teach Like a Champion is a great book for working with teachers from all levels of experience. It has some awesome strategies for questioning. Here is a link to a summary of 49 strategies! http://www.themainidea.net/tmi_pdfs2/THE%20MAIN%20IDEA%20–%20Teach%20Like%20a%20Champion%20–%207-10%282%29.pdf

Watch for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library coming to your part of the region in the very near future….

March 31 @ Campton Elementary – Wolfe County (5:00 – 7:00 p.m.)
April 1 @ Elkhorn City Elementary – Pike County (10:00 a.m. – noon)
April 2 @ Pikeville YMCA (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
April 5 @ Cumberland Public Library – Harlan County (1:00…Read More

We began our ARI unit with a pre-assessment and then a QFT activity to generate interest in Force and Motion. I am so proud of the wonderful questions my students asked. We had the privilege of being observed by Dan Rothstein, the creator of QFT. So much excitement in Kindergarten this week.