Posting a few videos my students will view on their return to class this year. We mostly ditch Google Classroom for a very gamified learning hub that gives a lot of opportunities to extend learning. This video gives a preview and walkthrough of the hub. https://t.co/shDqzM7Hsa

Won this Hatchet Series Book Set to add to my classroom from a recent KEA seasonal giveaway. 📚🎁 Thanks @KYEducators for supporting teachers in our state!

New arrival just in time for Thanksgiving Break... Congrats to @watsonedtech @KyEdRPG on your book! Very awesome to be one of the HUGE group of teachers you included in the book when discussing Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom!📖

Thanks to Bernheim Forest for hosting students today, where we saw Kentucky autumn at it's absolute peak. Kids hiked to see the giant sculptures by artist Thomas Dambo, and learned how nature, art, and stories can all connect.🍂

Happy Halloween!🎃 Had students embark on a spooky mission, where they read The Tell-Tale Heart, solved puzzles, and confronted Baba Yaga to save villagers. Class had to score 80% on a repeatable mastery check "battle" over studied content to win. Halloween is always fun.

Congratulations to Michelle Gross, the new 2026 KY Teacher of the Year! 🎉 Anyone who has worked with Michelle knows this was deserved. Looking forward to celebrating at SCMS tomorrow!

7th and 8th Grade SCMS Advance Art students attended the St. James Court Art Show today. Awesome field trip. Students interviewed artists on their process, and created works of their own. 🎨

Thank you to @GattonAcademy for hosting Spencer County students this week for an incredible tour and presentation! 👨‍🔬🧬

Each student's completed character can be clicked to see how they are contributing to the battle, and copy/pasted to other areas of the map when the story moves elsewhere.

Yesterday, students used Google Forms to vote on which "Rangers" in class (students studying science,) would help on a team mission. The nominated students designed their characters today and were added on to our interactive map to battle monsters and defend their allies.🏹

Thank you to @KyEdRPG for sharing the stories of teachers in KY and beyond. Honored to be mentioned, thanks for shouting out my awesome students! 🎉🎊

Thanks to @craftacademymsu @moreheadstate for an excellent Craft Academy tour today. Spencer County 8th-10th grade students visited campus. Impressed! We loved the MakerSpace/Bakerspace, programs, and campus overview!

After decisions are made, students can login and see the impact their choice had on characters, setting, etc. On my side, it doesn't take long to update some elements, (and it's extremely fun both to swap things around and see what students decide.) 🎮

This school year, students sign-in to our gamified learning hub and vote to make decisions that impact the story and setting of "The Academy." Starting small, as in the pictured example where students help a character choose a class. #Gamification

Extremely cool character assets seen all from @finalbossblues -- Check out/purchase their work/tools like this.

Trying out embedding extended learning/practice for students in a new way.🎮 Added 40+ character sprites to this year's learning hub. Each has a link to practice games on websites like @PlayBlooket or @gimkit and a final challenge for students to prepare for.

"Title Screen" of New Class Hub for Next Year🎮 Going beyond Google Classroom, this year we're using a very classic RPG video game style world as the class learning hub. Students will use the same tools I'm using to build characters and grow the setting. More to share soon!

If you've not read this #edtechelixirs post, do yourself a favor and do so. The idea of this teacher publishing student DnD adventures and the positivity his effort and care creates for students is top-tier "Education can be Awesome" inspiration.

Additional shout-out to some phenomenal Bellarmine Esports team student volunteers. Very cool seeing college students willing to sit with a group of middle school students and pass on tips and coaching. REALLY impressed by this group. @BUeSportsKy

HUGE thank you to @BUeSportsKy for hosting a group of Spencer County Middle students today. Esports session + Excellent campus tour had these kids hyped about @bellarmineU and college in general. Made what was many of their first time touring a college campus memorable + fun.