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Programs used at Floyd County H.S. -Oral History Project -Field trips to Buffalo mountain -Jackson Village Art -The Crooked Road -AASIS
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I believe the SOLs, as well as any other accountability standard, impacts it. . .
Programs used at East Montgomery H.S. -The Greenvalley Book Festival (FT) -Appalachian Emphasis in literature (FT) - Mill Mountain Theatre(FT) - Work with New River community college to give career options and encourage involvement with local industry based on skills - Science department has a grant to fund a science project involving the New River -AASIS
The means of expression through art such as the folk music, are unique to Appalachia. Also their daily living....
Floyd County High School
Eastern Montgomery High School
... but one of the things I have to do is remember that everything we do has a bearing on something else . . .
How do you think SOLs impact opportunity for place-based instruction?
What are your thoughts about incorporating local/regional culture into instruction?
Please identify characteristics of Appalachian culture. . .
What does the word 'Appalachia' mean to you ?
From growing up in West VA my take on it [the word meaning of 'Appalachia] is a little different ...
Being a native, I see Appalachia as being a way of life- a culture. . .
To me characteristics include things like dialect; and they differ from community to community, I think that is important to recognize. . .
I think that it helps- students embrace Appalachian culture, as well as the teachers, because they want to be here. . .
SOLs do have an impact, but they are also a minimum, sort of a baseline. Anytime you can tie in regional or community beliefs, you should do so. . .
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