Hip-hop into learning
Jefferson County's NyRee Clayton-Taylor shares how she used hip-hop based education to find a new way to reach her students.
Teachers of the Year find power in music
NyRee Clayton-Taylor was named the 2018 the Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Tiffany Marsh was named the High School Teacher of the Year.
Teaching students to be engaged citizens
Grant County's Belinda Furman says educators can play an important role in teaching their students to be caring and engaged citizens.
Helping students become reflective thinkers
Grant County's Belinda Furman says teachers can help their students become more reflective thinkers if they intentionally work it into their daily classroom routines.
Growing readers one child at a time
Grant County's Belinda Furman shares how she tried to foster a love of reading among her young students.
Conferring 101
Grant County's Belinda Furman explains why holding brief, regular conferences with your students provides big benefits.
An apple for the teacher
Taylor County's Kellie Jones shares her thoughts about how important it is for teachers to keep their enthusiasm for education alive and well.
Kentucky Teacher of the Year moves from background to spotlight
Ron Skillern, who has been teaching social studies for more than 30 years, tried to retire in 2014 but he just couldn’t stay away from the classroom.
As, Bs, Cs and Not Yets
Kentucky’s 2016 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Joshua DeWar asks what would happen if schools stopped handing out failing grades.
Kentucky Teacher of the Year remains a student at heart
Ashley Lamb-Sinclair didn’t realize it at first, but she discovered she was “one of those people who was just born to teach.”