The National School Boards Association is looking for proposals from school districts and other organizations for high-quality breakout sessions that focus on topics of critical interest to school board members and other education leaders from all across the country, with information and skills to help them govern and lead more effectively in the fast-moving world of K-12 education. Proposals can [...]
The Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit: Focusing on Best Practice, a professional gathering co-sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Education and AdvancED Kentucky, is scheduled for September 30 at the Marriott East Hotel in Louisville. Participants will: receive help to build school and district capacity to effectively plan and implement improvement initiatives targeting student achievement and the conditions that support learning. learn from Kentucky school [...]
Heidi Givens As I end my 18th year as a teacher of deaf and hard of hearing children, I have seen students educated in a wide variety of settings in three different states. I have taught at a residential school for the deaf, in self-contained classrooms in public schools, as part of a regional program in a public [...]
A new professional learning opportunity is available for principals participating in the Principals Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PPGES) pilot for the upcoming school year. This leadership academy will provide support for pilot principals in their implementation efforts. The Kentucky Leadership Academy (KLA) is working in partnership with KDE and Battelle for Kids to offer this professional learning experience. If you [...]
On Friday, June 7, 2013, the Kentucky Girls STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Collaborative, in partnership with STEM-H Institute at Eastern Kentucky University, will hold its Fifth Annual Conference, “Reaching for the Stars!” at Eastern Kentucky University campus. Educators, counselors, business and community leaders, parents and girls are invited to come meet others with a strong desire to see [...]
Registration is now underway for Let's TALK: Conversations about Effective Teaching, a conference for, by and about Kentucky teachers. The conference will be held Wednesday, June 19-21 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville The conference will focus on teaching the Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) and will provide good information and opportunities for feedback on the new Professional Growth [...]
Bridges to Readiness for College and Careers, a professional development conference related to college readiness and success, core academic standards, and multi-disciplinary literacies will be held June 12 at the Adron Doran University Center at Morehead State University. Although it is designed to be multi-disciplinary, the conference should be of particular interest to those in literacy and writing. In addition [...]
District English/language arts meetings are putting teachers on the same page.
Two Central Kentucky districts are producing some of the food served in their school lunches.
Gov. Steve Beshear yesterday ceremonially signed House Bill 207 that unites the state’s two Career and Technical Education (CTE) systems under the guidance of Kentucky’s Department of Education. The goal is to create a unified, more relevant and efficient system to educate and prepare students for the world of work in a real-life setting. “Our students need an education system that [...]