Milken award winner: ‘I feel lucky every morning’
Principal Allyson Vitato credits her teachers, their students and parents for her success at Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary. Student achievement has increased during her five-year tenure.
A new approach to teaching mathematics
Formative assessment lessons through the Math Design Collaborative bring students a deeper understanding.
No more ‘shushing’ in these school libraries
School libraries across the state are transforming from places to just check out books to places where students create, collaborate and use digital media to enhance their learning.
Red Zone success helps high school bounce back
Teachers at Sheldon Clark High School (Martin County) use a 30-minute intervention period to boost academic and technical skills.
Hopkins schools learn the power of positive behavior
Thousands of Kentucky educators are learning more about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports thanks to free training that meets the requirements of a new state regulation on the use of restraint and seclusion in Kentucky schools.
Superheroes help Johnson Elementary succeed
Students, administrators and teachers say that the family-like atmosphere, the community’s commitment to education and innovative teachers are why Robert D. Johnson Elementary was one for four public schools in the state to receive the 2014 National Blue Ribbon designation from the U.S. Department of Education.
Edcamp light on structure, heavy on learning
Nearly 200 teachers from Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana gathered recently at Thomas Nelson High School in Bardstown for the state’s first Edcamp, an “unconference” where educators set the agenda when they arrive at the event.
Kentucky Teacher of the Year makes school an adventure
Sarah Reed, the 2015 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and the state's top middle and high school teachers share an attribute: They want to help others.
Veteran mentors help keep new teachers in field
Stuart Middle School (Jefferson County) created a mentor program to help first-year teachers become successful in the classroom. The program, now in its fourth year, was recognized as a Best Practice at the recent Continuous Improvement Summit in Lexington.
‘Nothing less than excellence,’ educator urges
Former principal Baruti Kafele brought his message of the intentionality of excellence to more than 700 Kentucky educators recently during the Continuous Improvement Summit in Lexington. Educators need to be intentional about what students see, feel, hear and experience at school because those things matter more than content, Kafele told the educators.