Monthly Archives: September 2010

Using technology to improve learning, keep school in session

Education Commissioner Terry Holliday During the regular session of the 2010 General Assembly, the school calendar issue was once again a major item for discussion. Due to the H1N1 virus, snow days, flood days and many other “disaster” impacts, superintendents once again were faced with difficult decisions about canceling school and scheduling makeup days. The current two-year budget [...]

By |2020-01-28T12:09:31-05:00September 1, 2010|

Civic education and engagement news

The Office of Civic Education and Engagement (OCEE) at the University of Louisville has previously met the state’s need for high quality professional development in the area of government and civics. The OCEE partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to improve government and civics education in Kentucky. The OCEE has recently closed and will no longer be continuing [...]

By |2020-09-22T10:55:20-04:00September 1, 2010|

Use it or lose it: World languages focus on communication

Kentucky students who go to a foreign country are sometimes faced with a significant problem – they can’t ask for food. More specifically, they can’t order the food they want, according to Jacque Van Houten, world language and international education consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education.

By |2019-06-26T14:04:24-04:00September 1, 2010|

Challenge to Lead 2010 report released

Kentucky’s 4th- and 8th-graders outperformed the nation in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 2009, but the state needs to improve college enrollment, degree completion and other measures of education progress, a new Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) report shows. The in-depth report, released by SREB at its annual meeting recently in West Virginia, outlines the [...]

By |2010-10-25T10:56:26-04:00September 1, 2010|

Teacher, principal effectiveness teams meet

Two panels of district leaders and educators have begun working with Kentucky Department of Education staff to develop the state’s new teacher and principal evaluation systems. The 28-member Teacher Effectiveness Steering Committee includes: Ann Porter, Mason County Board of Education member Kenneth Galloway, superintendent, Graves County school district Tim Hanner, superintendent, Kenton County school district Dot Perkins, superintendent, Gallatin County [...]

By |2010-10-25T10:59:51-04:00September 1, 2010|

The place to be

Some teachers come to network. Some want to know about testing changes. Others pick up new strategies for classroom learning, while others want a challenge for themselves. But the common bond they all share is they want to be better Advanced Placement (AP) teachers.

By |2019-06-26T13:58:16-04:00September 1, 2010|

Stop and smell the tomatoes

Fuqua, a family consumer science teacher at Bryan Station High School (Fayette County), started a school garden at her school last year. She incorporates the garden with core content to make her students more aware of what the physical world offers them on a daily basis. “A garden is a place to do something yourself that has visible results,” Fuqua said. ”This builds pride and a connection with nature and the world around us that I feel is incredibly important to a person’s life. I believe that people need a break from the technologies around them a few moments out of each day to stop and smell the tomatoes.”

By |2019-04-08T14:24:56-04:00September 1, 2010|

‘Young Minds’ give blood, can earn scholarships

Recognizing the importance of cultivating today’s youth to be tomorrow’s leaders, the American Red Cross developed the “Young Minds Change Lives” educational scholarship program, which allows high schools to earn up to $2,500 in scholarship money while helping save patients’ lives by hosting blood drives with the Red Cross. The program is available for students who want to host a [...]

By |2010-10-25T11:02:34-04:00September 1, 2010|

Eleven alternative programs selected as best practice sites

Eleven alternative education programs have been selected by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) as Best Practice Sites in recognition of the work of educators and programs that serve at-risk students. […]

By |2010-10-25T10:02:40-04:00September 1, 2010|
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