A recent report on graduation rates calls Kentucky “a beacon to all other states” and lauds the state’s ability to all but eliminate the opportunity gap between low-income students and all other students to graduate on time.
The Kentucky Board of Education is seeking public input on traits it should consider when selecting Kentucky’s next commissioner of education. Current Commissioner Terry Holliday announced in April that he is retiring, effective Aug. 31. At a special board meeting on May 7, the board discussed a number of traits and characteristics that members believe are important for the next commissioner [...]
The Kentucky Center for Mathematics has scheduled five trainings and course offerings for 2015-16 in locations across Kentucky. The schedule of courses: “Assessing Math Concepts,” July 6-10, Bowling Green “AVMR (Add+Vantage MR)/KNPI (KY Numeracy Project Intensive),” various dates, Frankfort, Richmond and Glasgow “Do the Math,” July 27-29, Oct. 26-28 and Jan. 25-28, Lexington “MRIS (Math Recovery Intervention Specialist),” Aug. 11-14, [...]
Achieve and Teaching Channel have released four online videos that present an overview of key innovations in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and dive deeper into each of the NGSS’ three dimensions. The videos are publicly available for viewing on Teaching Channel’s website. The topics are: Next Generation Science Standards: A Vision for K-12 Science Education Crosscutting Concepts Science [...]
The end of the school year brings excitement and a bit of relief. For high school students, the relief comes after finished end-of-course exams. That’s what I came across as I visited Murray High School in the Murray Independent school district, a District of Distinction.
The Innovations for Learning conference, which focuses on innovative instructional strategies that engage students to improve learning, will be held June 11 at Bryan Station High School in Lexington. The conference, produced by the Office of Instructional Technology at Fayette County Schools, is open to any teacher, technology specialist, administrator or anyone else interested in using technology to improve student [...]
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Louisville Branch is offering “Teaching Economics Through Children’s Literature,” a series of free professional development workshop on personal finance and economics July 8-9 in Louisville. The workshop will teach educators how to use popular children’s stories and the whiteboard to spark students’ interest in personal finance and economics. Free, downloadable lessons and Notebook [...]