The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has assembled some resources on its website to help schools and districts as they complete their Comprehensive School/District Improvement Plans (CSIP/CDIP). Included in the documents are Frequently Asked Questions, a timeline and alignment information. In addition, there are links to “how to” videos for schools and districts; two technical manuals that detail the process [...]
Achieve announced last week that the second and final public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will be released the first week of January. Achieve encourages all interested parties to review the draft when it is released and provide feedback. The NGSS will be completed in March 2013. To read the announcement, click here. NSTA encourages science educators [...]
Ryan Williams Ryan Williams, a 3rd-grade teacher at Mary Lee Cravens Elementary School in the Owensboro Independent school district, is Kentucky’s newest recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, which includes a financial reward of $25,000. Williams was notified of his award Tuesday, when Education Commissioner Terry Holliday, First Lady Jane Beshear, Milken Family Foundation Vice-President [...]
The Kentucky Board of Education heard about the results of the new Unbridled Learning assessment and accountability system.
South Arts, a regional arts organization that serves nine states in the southeastern U.S., is working in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Arts Council to conduct a research project that seeks to quantify access to and quality of arts education offered at K-12 public schools throughout the South Arts region, including Kentucky. This research is [...]
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is seeking a leader who is a creative, strategic thinker with exceptional communication, analytical and entrepreneurial skills. KSBA is a nonprofit association serving 174 elementary and secondary public boards of education in Kentucky. KSBA’s membership consists of 100 percent of the public boards of education in Kentucky and provides a wide range of programs [...]
The 2013 Kentucky Literacy Celebration, hosted by the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development (CCLD), is scheduled for March 4-8, 2013. As a part of the pre-event festivities, CCLD is posting daily tips and/or activities to the KLC Facebook page. Those interested may visit the KLC Facebook page to participate in the tips/activities. Those wishing to include a tip/activity/resource to be [...]
Teachers can win $1,000 for the classroom by entering the WetlandsLIVE video contest. Highlight a service learning project, art or music activity, field research, or any other project focusing on wetlands. For more information, go to http://wetlandslive.pwnet.org/.
Since 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has annually sponsored the President’s Environmental Youth Awards. The awards program recognizes forward-thinking youth with outstanding ideas about the environment and how to sustain it. All applicants receive a certificate signed by the President. Submission deadline is Dec. 31.
I’ve finally done it. It took five years, but I have photographed all of Kentucky’s 174 school districts, plus the Kentucky School for the Deaf and the Kentucky School for the Blind.