Innovative new school ignites interests of students, teachers
Ignite Institute opened in August with a focus on project-based learning in STEAM-related fields and on providing career opportunities for students while they are still in high school.
Electronic cigarettes becoming a bigger problem for Kentucky teens
Electronic cigarettes, originally designed as an alternative for adult smokers, have become popular with teens and are raising many health concerns.
After-school instruction benefits Laurel Blue Ribbon school
Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School, a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School in Laurel County, provides after-school instruction that helps both struggling and high-performing students.
Coach underscores Blue Ribbon school’s focus on novice reduction
Oak Hill Elementary School, a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School in Pulaski County, has seen success since hiring a novice reduction coach to help students who are struggling in mathematics.
What you need to know about the new minimum high school graduation requirements
Damien Sweeney, program coordinator for comprehensive school counseling from the Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition, provides insight on the new minimum high school graduation requirements and how it will affect incoming high school freshmen.
An open letter about vaping
We are writing to share important educational information and links to resources for school administrators, teachers, parents and students about the dangers of youth e-cigarette use and vaping.
Ashland offers variety of resources for new social studies standards
Young Kentuckians of today are about to become very familiar with Kentuckians of the past. The new Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies incorporates Kentucky studies throughout a student's primary and secondary education.
School resource officers are vital assets to all Kentucky communities
While there is no single school safety measure that will ever completely eliminate the threat of harm in our schools, as a dad and the husband of a high school educator, I am comforted in knowing there is a well-trained, experienced SRO who is ready and willing to meet danger at the school door if need be.
Using explicit instruction to accelerate student learning
No matter what grade or subject we teach, our time with students is short. To optimize that time, we need to become masterful in the implementation and monitoring of evidence-based practices. For students with disabilities, we have to do even more to accelerate their learning.
Storytelling: Filling gaps with narrative
Storytelling is an ancient practice. From cave dwellers to Cub Scout circles, the stories spun around a fire still burn today.
Bus to Business creates an opportunity for students to ‘Go and See’
The challenge of connecting with potential employees often emerges when business leaders talk about the workforce. I too have questioned, how can we let young people know what modern manufacturing – or other vocations – offer in job variety, pay, advancement and other opportunities?
Annual Summer Food Service Program camp sponsor training dates announced
Sponsors are being sought and training has been scheduled for the 2020 Summer Food Service Program for residential camps and Upward Bound programs.
We need your feedback!
Throughout November and December, BrightBytes on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Education will be conducting user experience sessions to collect feedback on Kentucky’s School Report Card.
Chaliff receives Outstanding FFA Executive Secretary Award
Matt Chaliff was selected as the Outstanding FFA Executive Secretary by the National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education at the group’s annual conference in Indianapolis.
Kentucky ACT scores drop in 2019
The percentage of Kentucky 2019 public high school graduates meeting college readiness benchmarks on the ACT college-entrance exam in English, mathematics, science and reading saw a two-point percentage decrease since last year, according to data released Oct. 30 by ACT.
KDE, EPSB establish guidelines for option seven
At the Oct. 28 Education Professional Standards Board meeting, Rob Akers and Cassie Trueblood, both from the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, spoke on establishing guidelines for the Institute Alternative Route, also known as option seven.
Technical assistance and resources in the area of behavior
The Kentucky Academic and Behavioral Response to Intervention project provides support to schools to assist with the development of plans to increase student achievement and decrease inappropriate behavior.
ILP Playbooks now available for grades 5-12
The Kentucky Department of Education has released the Individual Learning Plan Playbooks, which offer recommendations for chronological themes and lessons for career exploration and social and emotional development to teach at each grade level in grades 5-8 and 9-12.
Fayette family and consumer sciences teacher earns national recognition
Anna Sullinger, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Beaumont Middle School (Fayette County), will receive the 2019 Award of Merit from the National Association Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Fayette student receives leadership award from National WWII Museum
Rosemary Carruthers, a student at Henry Clay High School (Fayette County), received the Billy Michal Student Leadership Award for Kentucky from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
KDE presents new effective literacy instruction module
The Kentucky Department of Education is offering an interactive professional learning module that can help teachers improve student literacy by using text-dependent questions in every lesson.
