All-state art competition winners announced
After another successful year of making art, the 2017 Kentucky Art Education Association’s All-State Art Competitions exhibited the best of the best from the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Core practices: Using authentic texts and resources
Dorie Conlon Perugini, an elementary Spanish teacher at Glastonbury Public Schools in Glastonbury, Conn., and executive secretary of the National Network for Early Language Learning, shares how authentic resources help her students experience culture, rather than simply learn about culture.
Design thinking can deepen scientific understanding
Shelby County's Katie Strange shares her experience with Design Thinking, which is a way for students to identify a problem in their lives and work collaboratively to solve it.
Science through-course task field test update
Kentucky science teachers tried something new this year, and there is little doubt that the through-course task component of the new Science Assessment System can make a big difference in science education across the Commonwealth.
Henry County schools lead by example with health and wellness
For the past 12 years, the Henry County school district has put a strong focus on staff and student wellness.
Bringing math to life through the workshop model
Christian County"s Emily Chandler and Jettie Payne explain how differentiation is at the heart of the Math Workshop model, which their district uses to reach students on their individual achievement level.
Keys to an effective writing program: Disciplinary literacy
Education researchers have begun to refine the concept of how content reading and writing differs from disciplinary literacy.
Coherently thinking about mathematics instruction
Ballard County's Priscilla Keller explains how coherence maps can help teachers focus on ensuring their students have the mathematical skills necessary to move on to the next grade.
Incorporate students with disabilities into social studies classrooms
Jessamine County's Ellen Bloyd shares how her district's teachers work together to keep students with moderate to severe disabilities in general education classes with their same-age peers.
Pledge to read this summer!
This year’s theme for the annual KYReads initiative, a collaboration of the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, is “Build a Better World” and focuses on STEM activities.