Canva and Quick Draws
In my Sophomore English class, we have been reading Beowulf as part of our poetry unit. I wanted them to do more than simply track plot points and memorize characters….
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Bringing Civics to Life: How EPIC Grant Learning is Transforming My Classroom
Walking into my classroom today looks very different than it did just a few years ago and that change is directly connected to what I’ve learned through the KEDC EPIC…
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Readings Turned into Podcasts for NTI
Students in Mr. Conforti’s 11th Grade Advanced Placement U.S. History class were recently introduced to their textbook and other reading materials in podcast form. Thanks to Lisa Nydik’s instruction on…
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Success with KEDC Grants
Hi there! I’m Whitney Ward. I’m in my 21st year of education, and I’m currently the Assistant Principal at Fairview Middle/High School. Big change from the 13 years of elementary…
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Mrs. Stewart’s Newsletter
Upcoming lessons and the previous weeks lesson about the Terracotta Warriors.
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Using AI to Assist with Peer Feedback
In my 8th-grade classroom, I intentionally integrated artificial intelligence as a support tool to help students develop stronger Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) writing skills. AI was first used to generate a clear,…
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Using KY Virtual Library to Research for Holocaust Group Projects
Mr. Dykes’ English II students were working on their research topics on the Holocaust before reading the memoir Night. I took a day to show them how to use the…
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Implementing AI: Facilitating Student Discussion in the Classroom
Mrs. Lacey Sexton utilized AI tools introduced during EPIC Grant meetings to design a rich, student-centered class discussion around the on-demand essay prompt: Should the people of Earth continue manned…
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Introduction of Holocaust Unit
Each year, we do a Holocaust Research Project prior to our reading of the memoir, NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. It allows the students the opportunity to take one aspect of…
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AI and Writing in the Classroom
My classes just got finished preparing for and completing a mock On-Demand. In an attempt to make writing more fun and personable, we used a couple of technological tools to…
