Day 60--Blended Learning is going to next level of engagement!

Day 60! HDES Students and Teachers really were locked in and focused on teaching and learning! Days like this are great to reflect back on throughout the year. Check out the highlights below. Look at the engagement and student ownership!

Day 59--WorldWide Champion

Below are highlights from Day 59. Major congrats goes out to one of our 5th grade students who was recognized as the world wide champion for Achieve3000. What a great accomplishment!

CCAC field trip today was awesome! 

World Wide Champion! 

Mrs. Stepp's class learning about cultures of Mexico! 

Day 58--BL T.O.W. 'I have truly changed my style of teaching...'

BLENDED LEARNING TEACHER OF THE WEEK

MRS. WEDDINGTON

Mrs. Weddington sharing with her 3rd grade students. She
always brings a great attitude to work. This is her 40th year! 

Q. How long have you been teaching?  This is my 40th year of teaching.

Q. What grade do you teach or have taught?  I teach 3rd grade, which I truly love.  My class is wonderful!  My experience encompasses all elementary grades, as well as several years as a media specialist.

Q. How has your first quarter and a half went with BL implementation?  I was apprehensive at first and not quite certain about the outcome.  I had always felt that whole-group teaching kept me in control.  Now that I feel more comfortable, I have truly changed my style of teaching.  I have been able to let go and be more of a facilitator.

Q. How has BL changed your thoughts about teaching?  I feel more confident in taking risks outside my comfort zone.  The technology component has changed my entire style of teaching.  If someone had asked me about paperless teaching a year ago, I wouldn't believe it could be done.  My opinion has definitely changed, and I am now ready to convince other non-believers.

Q. If you had one word to describe BL what would say and why?  Self-Reinvention  I have taken a good look at the way I taught in the past and am now convinced that BL is a positive change.

Day 57--Fall Festival

Check out the highlights from HDES today! What a great way to end the week!

3rd Grade Field Trip

Ms. Etheridge leads her crew at Fall Festival

Fall Festival Activity

Face painting at the fall festival

Games inside the gym at fall festival

5th grade teachers letting the students have some revenge for giving homework! 

What would pay to take a throw? 

I thought pie was 3.14? 

Paybacks! 

Mr. Hackett and Mr. Sellers setting up their station! 

Day 56--Data driven instruction striving towards our SMART rallying cry

So encouraging seeing the administration, teachers, and students taking the lead to create visual data points for their students to see and measure their progress. These visual displays are encouraging and inspiring our students to reach for and do their best. The great thing about the data is that the students are involved in knowing and understanding the expectations of the teachers and gives them the motivation to strive for excellence! Below are some of the photos from our AP, teachers, and students creating data displays today in their classroom. Great stuff!

Dreambox Data! 

Dreaming big! 

Motivated to succeed! 

Knowing the purpose of his learning! 

Mrs. Young knows her data and does a great job of using it to motivate staff and students! 

Day 55--Giving Thanks to our Veterans!

HDES students took time today to invite in our local veterans to a breakfast and students then performed songs, read essays on freedom, and created a video for them. What a very moving event! Below are highlights.

Great sharing by HDES student on Freedom! 

Veterans gather for breakfast this morning! 

HDES K students perform for veterans! 

Mrs. McNeil and Mrs. Cuthbertson at veteran event. 

Best seat in the house! Watching K students sing Yankee Doodle! 

Day 54 on BL journey

Highlights below from Day 54 on our journey with Blended Learning implementation. So glad that we are capturing our journey day by day! So many excellent things happen in our schools everyday!

Welcome to our newest Bobcats! Mr. Alford on the left and Ms. Darling on the right!
Mrs. Young giving them tour! 

What a great way to enter the classroom after a weekend! 

5th grade Students using DE to Skype live with the south pole! 

K-2 Teacher awards from Smarty Ants!

Mrs. Stepp's class exhibiting great station rotations for ELA! 

Man up Monday! Community members come to great our students!

Rain or shine does not stop Man up Monday!

Students being greeted at 7am by community members!