KET offers multimedia professional development
On July 16, KET will host its annual KET Multimedia PD Event with six hours of professional development provided for the 2014-15 academic year.
‘Let’s TALK’ registration open
The Teaching Advocates Leading Kentucky (TALK) conference will be June 16-17 at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. At Let's TALK: Conversations about Effective Teaching and Learning, educators will have the opportunity to hear from Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year Holly Bloodworth, select from several breakout sessions and connect and learn from colleagues from across the state. This event is sponsored [...]
Superintendents’ Spotlight: Lewis Carter, Monroe County
Lewis Carter Superintendent Lewis Carter has made a concerted effort to recognize the winner in everyone he meets in the Monroe County school district. From the classroom to the ball field, he can often be seen celebrating students’ and staff’s accomplishments be it a last-second buzzer beater or a preschool student who has mastered tying his shoe. Superintendent Carter [...]
Free online anti-bullying training offered this summer
The Kentucky Center for School Safety, in cooperation with the Murray State University College of Education Career Readiness Summit, will offer S.T.O.P.! TIPLINE training on June 19. The training is aimed reporting and addressing online bullying, and is free to Kentucky school districts.
A visit to Green Hills Elementary
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Green Hills Elementary School sits north of the city seat of Harlan in Harlan County. The school, built in 1971, has about 170 students in grades kindergarten through 8th. According to Principal Jonathan Perkins, there is one teacher per grade level. Which means most of the students have been with the same class of kids since [...]