Announcements

USED looking to thank teachers

The U.S. Department of Education wants to personally thank a number of teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week May 2-6 and is looking for recommendations on whom to recognize. The only criteria is that the teacher should be someone whom you think deserves thanks. Click here to tell USED about a teacher you want to highlight and provide some details about [...]

By |2016-04-13T16:05:26-04:00April 14, 2016|

Teachers, certified staff sought for social media survey

Sara Flanagan, an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, is conducting a survey to explore the usage of social media for professional and personal use by teachers and other certified school personnel.

By |2016-04-11T12:47:21-04:00April 12, 2016|

Jump$tart coalition marking Financial Literacy Month

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month in Kentucky, the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is participating in Teach Children to Save Day on April 29. This is a national event developed by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation to teach children to identify goals and to save to reach those goals. Kentucky Jump$tart will send volunteers to 33 [...]

By |2016-04-06T15:07:51-04:00April 7, 2016|

KSU offers STEM-based summer residential programs

The Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems will host four STEM-based 4-H and youth development summer programs for middle and high school students. There are three residential programs geared toward high school students and one for middle school students, all offering hands-on experiences and opportunities to advance their minds and extend their understanding of agriculture [...]

By |2016-03-15T18:32:41-04:00March 17, 2016|

Scholarship helps high school students take dual credit classes

Kentucky high school juniors and seniors have until May 15 to apply for a scholarship to help pay for dual credit classes taken at a Kentucky college or university. The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority’s (KHEAA) Mary Jo Young Scholarship provides assistance with tuition and textbook expenses for up to two classes each semester. Scholarships can only be used in [...]

By |2016-03-09T16:26:59-05:00March 10, 2016|

Presidential math, science teaching award nominations open

Nominations are open for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science teaching. Anyone may nominate exceptional mathematics or science teachers – including computer science teachers – who are currently teaching grades 7-12 for the 2016-17 award year. Teachers also may apply directly. [...]

By |2017-03-08T12:23:29-05:00March 8, 2016|

Hearing mission seeks to help those who need hearing aids

The Calipari Foundation, Hearing Solutions and The Starkey Foundation are organizing a hearing mission for needy children and adults who have a hearing loss but cannot afford hearing aids. School personnel are asked to help identify children in their schools who have a hearing loss but do not have hearing aids or who have hearing aids that are not working [...]

By |2016-03-02T16:04:57-05:00March 3, 2016|

Fayette superintendent launches community book club

Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk has launched a book club to help make education the center of public discourse, engage the community in critical conversations and support development of a community of readers. It starts with “The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way” by Amanda Ripley, a former Time magazine reporter who chronicled the experiences [...]

By |2016-03-02T16:02:16-05:00March 3, 2016|

Bullitt teacher selected as a PLTW master teacher

Darrell Vincent, a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) teacher at Bullitt East High School (Bullitt County), has been selected as a Project Lead The Way master teacher. Vincent, who has taught in Bullitt East’s PLTW engineering program for two years, was one of 90 teachers selected from more than 150 applicants to be apprentice master teachers. These first-year master teachers [...]

By |2016-02-24T15:29:45-05:00February 25, 2016|

KHS adds 11 to Teacher Advisory Committee

Eleven educators have been named to the 2016 Kentucky Historical Society Teacher Advisory Committee, which advises the historical society on all its educational programming to help make it relevant for Kentucky students and teachers. Committee members do this by drawing on their classroom experiences and their knowledge of Kentucky’s standards. The educators represent multiple grade levels and regions. They are: Pam [...]

By |2016-02-10T15:24:16-05:00February 11, 2016|
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