Learning lessons about teaching on the soccer field
Crittenden County's Tiffany Blazina shares how she discovered the tough lessons being taught by her daughter's soccer coach also apply to her as an educator.
KSB student authors celebrated
The Library Media Center at Kentucky School for the Blind recently hosted a celebration for the release of “We Can Hear You Just Fine: Clarifications from the Kentucky School for the Blind.”
Welcome to the Social Studies page
Lauren Gallicchio is the new social studies consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education.
Where do we go from here?
Wayne County's Leah Turner has found that the closer she gets to retirement, the more she asks herself, 'Where do I go from here?' It's a question her community has been asking too.
Madison County students create Day of the Dead altar for Smithsonian
Students at Model Laboratory High School's Spanish Honors Society were tasked this year to create an original altar for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian as part of the museum’s Dia de los Muertos activities.
Day of the Dead project keeps language alive
Model Laboratory High School instructor Ernest McClees said that by building a traditional Day of the Dead altar, his Spanish Honors Society students gave them the unique opportunity to discover the Spanish language.
Globalizing your mathematics class
While a global curriculum has many obvious intersections in most subject areas, the one content area that seems at odds is mathematics. But on a deeper examination, even mathematics can be infused with a global approach.
The challenges of student choice
Boyle County Middle School teacher Danielle Burke says great things happened when she gave her students more time to ask questions.
‘Know that what you do every day is important, very important’
Christi Bailey, a recently retired outreach consultant for the Kentucky School for the Deaf, never let her students settle for anything less than their best.
Institute helps new teachers at priority schools find their way
Jefferson County’s new Priority Teacher Institute is designed to give practical, intensive help to new teachers going into some of the district's most challenging settings.