By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov This was not the first time I have visited Auburn Elementary School. In 2013, I visited the Logan County school after it was named a National Blue Ribbon School. This time I was driving through the district and had some time to spare. It was near the end of the school day, so I followed a [...]
Terri Cox-Cruey Superintendent Terri Cox-Cruey and Kenton County school district staff and educators are firm believers that strong leaders lead by example, model best practices and remain open-minded to new learning opportunities. Under the guidance of district leadership, teachers have spent the last three years working on literacy and mathematics initiatives supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates [...]
The Georgia State University Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research will host four workshops on foreign language teaching in July in Atlanta. The schedule of workshops: “Technology and Foreign Language Teaching,” July 6-8 “Enhancing Your Language Instruction: SLA Basics for Teachers,” July 9-11 “Assessment in the Language Classroom,” July 13-15 “Teaching Heritage Language Learners: Needs and Networks,” July 16-18 [...]
The Air Quality for Educators Workshop, a hands-on day of environmental education designed to make the abstract world of air quality more tangible, will be held June 12 at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery near Jamestown. Participants will participate in activities and receive resources that can make air quality come alive for students. Teachers will receive materials geared toward [...]
The Kentucky Youth Storytelling competition, a statewide effort to develop, encourage, and highlight the talent of our young storytellers, is open to children ages 8-17. Participants submit a single 7- to 11-minute story told by one storyteller or a tandem team on DVD. Winners will receive a $100 cash prize, a one-year membership in the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the [...]
Jimmy Adams of Lexington will serve as the acting executive director of the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). “As the acting executive director, Jimmy Adams, will provide not only consistency to the Board’s work but will move the many initiatives of EPSB forward during this time of transition”, said EPSB Chair Cassandra Webb. Adams, who has served as the EPSB [...]