Knoxville Innovation School

01/24/2023

I will always remember the day the students decided they were not going to take it anymore!

By Rachel Hill One of the primary goals at KiS is to help our students feel engaged, challenged, and supported wherever they are developmentally, which is why a mixed-age educational model works so…

12/13/2022

We love to play with purpose at KiS!

By Rachel Hill After stumbling across the book, The Playful Classroom by Jed Dearybury and Julie Jones, I was immediately consumed by the idea of play-based learning in the classroom. This educatio…

10/28/2022

We spent our Friday afternoon creating characters for an upcoming Dungeons and Dragons campaign! The excitement was palpable as students added their own personal touches, and we crafted images using AI technology. 😀

10/13/2022

Meet our new KiS Student, Billy B. Bones! 💀🎃💀

10/06/2022

We went on a habitat walk for Science and found so many creatures right around us here at school. Afterwards, we made a game out of ID'ing which were producers, consumers (and predator or prey or both), or decomposers. Learning outside rocks! 💚

10/04/2022

Check out this insightful deep dive into our KiS Student Learning Contracts from a parent perspective!

Letting Children Take Control of Their Education By Heather Lee Schroeder Almost certainly, every child will hit a wall at some point in their educational journey and begin to feel like completing …

09/15/2022

Our first discovery bottle to go with our class read aloud, The Wild Robot was a success! The discovery bottle helps us stay focused and relaxed while we explore the book, and it includes story elements, such as the robot, a fox, a gosling, a stick, rocks, and glitter in water and baby oil.

09/11/2022

Research shows multi-sensory learning activities create more engaged students. We love messy learning at KiS!

09/01/2022

Enjoy this exclusive glimpse into community building at KiS!

By Rachel Hill Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Classroom communities are dynamic and complex. They need to be deliberately built and cultivated throughout the school year. A healthy classroom commun…

08/22/2022

Rocking out during our music class this past Friday-and every Friday at KiS! 😎🎶🎸🎵😃

08/13/2022

Our first blog post of the new school year! It's going to be a wonderful ride for our learners!

Photo by Angie on Pexels.com The title of this post is a direct quote from one of my younger students on our first day of the school year, and it also embodies exactly how I felt as the teacher in …