The Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana (EFK) is offering a free lesson on epilepsy for teachers to use in the classroom. The training, appropriate for grades 4-12, provides students with a basic knowledge of the brain, the different seizure types, first aid responses for each seizure type and a discussion to help reduce stigma and misperceptions about seizures and epilepsy. A [...]
Gary Wiseman As the Paris Independent school district approaches its 150th anniversary, it is important to reflect on the past traditions and successes, but also to examine where the district is now and where it can be in the future. It is easy to reflect on the past and honor Paris Independent’s notable alumni, undefeated football teams and [...]
Students interested in attending The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) can apply for ArtShops and GSA summer program auditions beginning Oct. 1. Rising juniors and seniors may attend GSA, a three-week summer program. GSA is tuition free, but students must apply and audition for admittance. ArtShops, which are daylong workshops at which master artists can help students [...]
Ten Kentucky public schools were recognized Sept. 21 for outstanding teaching and learning conditions.
A Hardin County principal became a believer in the value of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System, then spent a year helping her colleagues understand it.
In the changing world of assessments and accountability, Rhonda Sims says there’s one thing teachers need to keep in mind.
The purpose of the meeting is to consider hiring a candidate to be the next commissioner of education.
Making sure children are college and career ready begins at birth and involves the entire community. A new Kentucky Department of Education tool may be able to help.
The Kentucky Network to Transform Teaching (KNTT) is offering financial assistance to teachers pursuing National Board certification who are from schools without National Board Certified Teachers. To help achieve the goal outlined in a Kentucky statute of having one National Board Certified Teacher in every Kentucky school by 2020, KNTT will reimburse qualified candidates for up to $275 in out-of-pocket [...]
Old Fort Harrod State Park invites teachers to schedule educational field trips for their students to the park in Harrodsburg, the site of Kentucky’s first permanent settlement. The park gives students the opportunity to learn by experiencing the frontier with living history interpreters, who engage them with hands-on conversations. The park also includes Kentucky’s first schoolhouse, the oldest cemetery in [...]