The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has been helping districts with digital learning coaches, spending $3.2 million dollars of funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund to either help districts hire digital learning coaches or supplement what they have already been doing.
Shane Baker, a 3rd-grade teacher at Jennings Creek Elementary School (Warren County), was celebrated on Oct. 26 as the latest Kentucky educator to receive the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
The Henderson Assistive Technology Team (HATT) was presented with the 2023 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education at the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE's) Aug. 3 regular meeting.
The Kentucky Board of Education held several discussions around online, virtual and remote learning during its regular meeting on Aug. 3, held at Lake Cumberland.
I am justifiably proud of how far Kentucky has come with education technology. We are a pioneer and national leader in both digital access and cloud computing.
Live online events, regional learning events and a hashtag are part of an educator-led initiative to help schools and districts make the most of digital tools.
As more technology is put into students’ hands, efforts are underway to urge districts to ensure that teachers know how to use it in their classrooms.
Kentucky Country Day School will host Tech Teach Learn, a two-day conference offering an opportunity for K-12 educators to explore effective uses of technology in education, June 20-21 at its Louisville campus. The conference focuses on practical examples of technology used for collaboration, assessment, content delivery and creativity. Conference highlights include keynote presentations, breakout sessions and the “TTL Smackdown,” which [...]
The Shelby County schools’ Edtech Share Fair will be March 23 in Shelbyville. Sixteen teachers from around the district will set up booths and give short presentations on various tools, as well as lead mini-discussions with audience members on how they have integrated education technology into their classrooms and impacted student learning. The event is open to educators from any [...]