16 June 2011
Registration is open for the 2011 Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) Conference in Louisville on Sept. 16- 17. For information about workshops that require pre-registration, go to the onsite and offsite workshop pre-registration brochure. To register now, visit the conference page at www.kaee.org/conference.
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16 June 2011
The Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KCTM) is seeking nominations for the positions of treasurer, elementary vice-president and college vice-president. Teachers elected to these positions will serve for two years beginning in January 2012, and they will be invited to the fall 2011 meeting in November to become oriented with their new positions. Persons [...]
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14 June 2011
By Matthew Tungate matthew.tungate@education.ky.gov Program Reviews will not be counted as part of Kentucky’s accountability system next school year, although schools will still implement them, under a plan presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at its June 8 meeting. Program Reviews have been piloted in three areas: arts and humanities, practical living and career [...]
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09 June 2011
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, released by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, provides information, practical tools and programmatic guidance to schools struggling to respond to a suicide in the community or in the school. The toolkit incorporates relevant existing material and research findings as well as references, templates and links to additional information [...]
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09 June 2011
The Kentucky School Boards Association’s (KSBA’s) major summer training event, the Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) will be July 8-9 in Lexington. This event will continue the association’s emphasis on implementation of the state’s new school assessment and accountability system and other changes in the state’s public education system required under Senate Bill 1.
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09 June 2011
Aligned to national standards, these inquiry-based lessons address key areas of life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation using common materials teacher can find in the classroom. Teachers can use these resources to help students make real-world connections to science and ignite the spark that may eventually lead students to a scientific career. Resources [...]
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09 June 2011
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has awarded a contract to Colyar Consulting Group of Phoenix, Ariz., to provide a new claims and application/agreement system for school and community nutrition programs. More than 20 states now use Colyar’s system to manage their federal child nutrition programs. Colyar will provide a core system that will then [...]
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09 June 2011
The website for the Festival of Learnshops at Berea is live. Those interested can sign up for workshops in visual arts, traditional or contemporary crafts, music, dance, storytelling, theatre, sustainability and more. Many of the activities can be adapted for classroom use, and a certificate of attendance for PD credit will be given. There are [...]
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09 June 2011
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies annual conference will be in Bowling Green on Sept. 21-22. The theme this year is “Social Studies for the Citizens of Tomorrow.” Session proposals are being accepted for those interested in presenting. More information about registration and submitting a proposal are available at www.kcss.org.
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09 June 2011
Asbury University will be offering online leadership courses this fall including a Principal Leadership Program. Courses for the Principal Courses – Level I include: Leading Teaching and Learning Assessment/Monitoring Performance Collaborative Performance Appraisal Financial Resources/Personnel Selection Professional Learning Communities Financial Resources/Legal Responsibilities Leading Differentiated Instruction Organizational Structures Using Data/Student Achievement Capstone Project: School Improvement Level II [...]
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