Following up Monday, going to show students the state-specific entomology/identification page the University of Kentucky has, and talk about the absurd amount of beetle species on the planet. (I think pictured page is the right species, but it's 50/50 with these guys.)

New students learned about the desert beetles I keep in my classroom on the first day of school. Day two, one of them brought in a pickle jar containing a beetle she rescued from drowning in a saltwater pool. Beetle is being rehabilitated with lots of good food.

Students seen here utilized The Sims 4 @TheSims House Flipper 2 @houseflippersim and Minecraft @Minecraft -- Amazing projects.

Each year 7th Grade Math students at SCMS plan, design, and build their dream home...(with all the associated real-world math people have to do when actually building/buying a house!) Several kids designed their project within their favorite games! 🎮 @michellegross

Enjoyed talking about Teaching Like a Game Designer today at #KAST26 @kastk12 Thanks @michellegross for the team-up presentations today! (We even got a thumbs up from a 90s tech icon.)

This quarter, students are unlocking the secrets of an ancient desert pyramid while studying on our class hub. Adding puzzles and new areas to explore using @genially , and students are unlocking small story clue videos made with RPG Maker.🗝️

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.

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.🏹