Shelly and her team had a very BIG Idea to develop a Build-A-Bed program, making sure more people are able to experience a good night's sleep. By building beds and providing items to promote safe sleep and calming bedtime rituals, they hope to improve the bedtime routines and sleep quality of Kentucky children, bring communities together to tackle a shared challenge, recognize and capitalize on local communities' and individuals' strengths and expertise, and empower volunteers with new skills and confidence.
In May of 2009, the first Build-A-Bed project was held with over 100 volunteers around the state helping to build and deliver 57 twin-size beds with mattresses and 'bedtime bags' to help Kentucky children sleep better. In 2010, the "Build-A-Bed" project was held as a 24-hour "build blitz". AmeriCorps members and community volunteers came together to build over 500 twin-size beds.
With the help of the BE BIG in Your Community Contest grant, Shelly and her team is able to increase the reach of Build-A-Bed, helping children and families get a good night's rest.
To learn more about the BE BIG in Your Community Contest, visit www.scholastic.com/cliffordbebig/contest
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Clip makes it super easy to turn any public video into a formative assessment activity in your classroom.
Add multiple choice quizzes, questions and browse hundreds of approved, video lesson ideas for Clip
Make YouTube one of your teaching aids - Works perfectly with lesson micro-teaching plans
1. Students enter a simple code
2. You play the video
3. The students comment
4. You review and reflect
* Whiteboard required for teacher-paced activities
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With four apps, each designed around existing classroom activities, Spiral gives you the power to do formative assessment with anything you teach.
Quickfire
Carry out a quickfire formative assessment to see what the whole class is thinking
Discuss
Create interactive presentations to spark creativity in class
Team Up
Student teams can create and share collaborative presentations from linked devices
Clip
Turn any public video into a live chat with questions and quizzes
Kathryn Laster
- GaFE Certified Trainer
@kklaster
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@3rdgradeBCE
Using @SpiralEducation in class for math review. Student approved! Thumbs up! Thanks.
Miss Ord
@ordmiss
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@strykerstennis
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