Two Kentucky educators, Casey Page and Kara Young, have been recognized with the 2024 Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America’s National Teacher of the Year award.
Laura Smith, the Shelby County Public Schools engineering teacher, has been named Kentucky’s VEX Coach of the Year. She has been the team’s coach since 2016.
For the past seven years, the Fleming County School District has been working to create an accountability and assessment system that fits their students.
Fidget button jewelry, a project three juniors at Elkhorn Crossing School (Scott County) – Kate Schindler, Jayca Justice, and Sophie Risher – presented during the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM State Competition, was created to help students relieve their anxiety.
Nearly 21,000 students, educators, volunteers, community members and parents gathered at the Central Bank Center in Lexington to watch students from across the state showcase their knowledge at the 2024 STLP State Championship.
Creating a safe space for students to show their personality is a goal for Clark Elementary School (Paducah Independent) art teacher Shanice Frazier.
National Board certification is voluntary and open to all teachers currently teaching with a state-issued license. Certification can be issued after three years of teaching experience. Certification is available in 25 certificate areas, from preschool through 12th grade.
Sharing her love for education and students, Stephanie Hammonds is an exceptional child instructor at Paintsville Independent and the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps.
Creating a space to discuss mental health and encourage students to have a positive impact on their peers is just one of the many reasons Bre Sykes-Podunajec, a family resource director at McCracken County High School, initiated the Smile Club.
Lesley Gilpin has been a counselor for six years at The Providence School, an alternative school that meets the needs of students that cannot be addressed in a traditional classroom setting.