The Kentucky Writing Project's Fall 2012 Conference on Schoolwide Literacy will be Sept. 8 at the University of Louisville. Registration is $75 through Aug. 25 and $100 after Aug. 25. Six hours of professional development credit is available. Special price for pre-service and new teachers is $25. Sessions are geared for K-12 teachers in all content areas with special strands [...]
Recently I was asked to be a part of a discussion panel on teacher leadership, and in an attempt to prepare for the panel, I’ve spent this past week reflecting on the idea of leadership itself. I used to think of leadership as a solitary act – that some stand-out individual must somehow transcend the crowd in [...]
The Kentucky public high school graduation rate for the 2010-11 school year improved slightly over the rate for the previous year.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Engineering Scholarship information is available here. Additional information can be found at the following links: KYTC Scholarship Application (PDF) KYTC Scholarship Fact Sheet (MS Excel) For more information, contact Melinda Curless, STEM Initiatives Consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education, at (502)-564-2106 or melinda.curless@education.ky.gov.
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has received a $178,000 Landmarks of American History and Culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funds will be used by KHS to host two weeklong teacher workshops called “Torn Within, Threatened Without: Kentucky and the Border States in Civil War America,” in the summer of 2013. These workshops will enable [...]
The Kentucky Board of Nursing will be holding public meetings to receive comments related to medication administration by unlicensed personnel, particularly the administration of insulin to school children by unlicensed school personnel. Comments may be submitted via e-mail at uap.taskforce@ky.gov, in writing at each public meeting or by mail to: Sharon Eli Mercer, MSN,RN Nursing Practice Consultant Kentucky Board of [...]