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Owsley County Schools

Creating and sustaining an innovative learning environment that breaks down all barriers to student learning

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Innovation in Action
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Traveling beyond Appalachia in a virtual learning lab
Creating virtual reality, augmented reality, and video mentoring opportunities for students to explore the world outside their low-income, rural community
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The effects districts have driven through their innovation

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students reported feeling more excited to go to school when they know they’re going to the VR lab

Jennifer Hall conducted informal surveys with her students to ask them how they felt their VR equipment impacted their learning experiences.

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video-conferences conducted in 2017-2018 school year with industry professionals

During the 2017-2018 school year, students throughout the district participated in 14 video-conferences in science, math, social studies, ELA, and Spanish.

SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Photo of students in a Zoom video conference with Cleveland Museum of Art

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teachers grades 6–12 have access to Nepris

Using Nepris accounts, all grade 6–12 teachers can connect students with industry professionals located anywhere.

SUPPORTING RESOURCES
District video tutorial on using Nepris materials
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