Educator Spotlight: Donnie Wilkerson
Donnie Wilkerson, a 5th-grade social studies teacher at Jamestown Elementary School (Russell County), loves to make learning history immersive and fun for his students.
Educator Spotlight: Justin Mitchell
If you ask 8th-grade social studies teacher Justin Mitchell what lesson defines his teaching, he’ll say Colonial America. “This is such a crucial and complex period of time, with us going from being well under the rule of Great Britain to being our own country in just 20 years.” said Mitchell. But in order to get his students to fully understand and resonate with the founding of America, he knew he couldn’t just stick to worksheets and note-taking.
Educator Spotlight: Nathaniel Green
Nathaniel Green’s classroom is fueled on inclusivity and community. Green started his career teaching English in South Korea. Now, he is a middle school social studies teacher at Newport High School (Newport Independent).
Commissioner search, school accountability discussed during KDE School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council meeting
Members of the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council (SCAAC) discussed the search for a new education commissioner during their meeting on Sept. 19.
2024 Kentucky Elementary School Teacher of the Year Donnie Wilkerson helps students make lifelong memories
Donnie Wilkerson believes that as a teacher, his purpose is much greater than just going through the educational curriculum with students. He tells his students to, “Be kind, think freely and inquire often. If you think about it, that's all you need to know.”
National Museum of the Pacific War offers various resources for teachers
While the museum may be 1,000 miles away, its award-winning education team brings the museum to thousands of students across the country each year and provides invaluable resources to educators that are adaptable to each grade.
Teach like a historian using free online resources from the New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society has a vast library of free, online curriculum guides full of resources that can help you easily incorporate inquiry-based learning into your social studies classroom.
Trimble County senior wins STLP award for travel map that helps preserve history
A Trimble County senior has won a state award for a digital travel map that helps preserve her rural county’s history.
9/11 Memorial & Museum to host digital learning experience
Registration is open for the annual 9/11 Memorial & Museum Anniversary Digital Learning Experience.
KDE’s Teachers Advisory Council discusses morale, academic standards
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) met June 6 to discuss morale among education professionals and changes to academic standards.